He won’t be fighting a superstar name, but Robert
”
The Ghost
”
Guerrero will be taking on one of the most dangerous
126-pounders in the world when he defends his IBF Featherweight
title in February.
He won’t be fighting a superstar name, but Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be taking on one of the most dangerous 126-pounders in the world when he defends his IBF Featherweight title in February.
A contract is expected to be signed in the next few days, with the Gilroy native tentatively scheduled to face Jason “The American Boy” Litzau (23-1, 19 KOs) on Feb. 29 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore.
Litzau’s only defeat came a little over a year ago, when he was knocked out in the eighth round by Jose Andres Hernandez. The Minnesota native was leading all three cards before being dropped in that bout.
The turnaround for Guerrero (21-1-1, 14 KOs) is quick after defeating Martin Honorio in early November. Considering it took all of 56 second for Honorio to be knocked out, though, Guerrero should enter the fight feeling fresh. By the time he meets Litzau in Lemoore, Guerrero will have spent less than one minute in the ring during the last year. The Ghost’s previous bout before Honorio was a TKO in the ninth round against Spend Abazi on Feb. 23, 2007. That victory allowed Guerrero to reclaim the vacant IBF Featherweight title.
The two fighters, both 24-years old, have very similar builds with each standing roughly 5-feet-10-inches. There is one key difference between the two, however, as Guerrero is a southpaw and Litzau has an orthodox, right-handed stance.
