Gilroy
– This summer, Gilroy’s own Robert
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The Ghost
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Guerrero could be making his professional debut in the Bay
Area.
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It’s not set in stone,
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said Guerrero’s publicist Mario Serrano.
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We’re still working things out.
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Gilroy – This summer, Gilroy’s own Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero could be making his professional debut in the Bay Area.
“It’s not set in stone,” said Guerrero’s publicist Mario Serrano. “We’re still working things out.”
Tentatively, the fight would take place at San Francisco’s Kezar Pavilion on July 16. An opponent has yet to be named.
Serrano will know more in the next three weeks, but said there is a “70 percent chance” the fight will happen.
A fight in San Francisco would also mean big publicity for The Ghost.
“There’s talk of possibly doing a live broadcast over the Internet, talk of doing it on demand on Comcast,” Serrano said. “If it happens, it will be headline news on Channel 2 … It’ll be very, very huge.”
Fight promoter Brendan Hallinan, co–owner of West Coast Media, thinks Guerrero is just the fighter to breathe new life into the sport of boxing in the Bay Area.
“We’re trying to get behind these young Bay Area up–and–comers,” Hallinan said. “He’s a hot commodity. We were lucky enough to meet with him. … He’s a great guy and he was exciting and all he was hyped up to be.”
Hallinan said he will have a better idea of who Guerrero’s opponent could be next week.
“We’re working on it right now,” Hallinan said. “There’s a list (of fighters) we’ve narrowed it down to. There’s just some negotiating involved.”
Hallinan said West Coast Media is also interested in promoting Hollister’s Kelsey Jeffries, and possibly getting her on the July 16 card.
“We’re really interested in putting her on a card, maybe with Ghost,” Hallinan said.
Guerrero will be at Kezar Pavilion Saturday to present a lifetime achievement award to Chuck Vodak, a Boxing Hall of Fame cutman, at an amateur boxing show. The event, which begins at 4pm, features matches between amateur boxers from the Bay Area. Tickets start at $10.
