Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero is adapting well and soaking up the knowledge being taught to him at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym as he prepares for his highly anticipated IBF championship fight against Spend Abazi in Denmark. This will be the first time "The Ghost" has had to battle off his native USA soil. "I'm excited about fighting overseas," said Guererro. "I know it's going to be tough to get a decision in his homeland, so my plans are to take him out."
Having been in camp with new trainer Freddie Roach the last three weeks, Robert mentioned, "I'm learning a lot with Freddie and the transition has been a blessing. Training at the Wild Card gym everyday is an incredible feeling; it's a championship environment and you can feel it in the air. I can't wait mix it up with Abazi."
“ I am very excited about this fight. This is my second time going for a title shot, and this time, I am hungrier than ever.” Rodney Jones
Light middleweight contender "Smooth" Rodney Jones has been waiting for a long time to get his second title shot. It was September of 2000 when Jones came up short against then - WBO champ Harry Simon, losing a majority decision.
In recent years, he feels as if he had been overlooked. Most recently he thought he would get a shot at then world champion Roman Karmazin, but Karmazin opted to fight Cory Spinks instead.
In spite of it all, Jones remained patient and will finally get his shot when he faces IBF Light Middleweight Champion Cory Spinks at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, on the undercard of the Showtime televised Adamek vs Dawson and Diaz vs Chavez double feature, this Saturday, February 3.
Multi-award winning artist Richard T. Slone has unveiled his latest painting. Slone rendered English boxing superstar Ricky Hatton in a painting to honor Hatton’s first Las Vegas fight, which took place on Saturday, January 20th, at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photos of the Hatton vs Urango Fight and the Castillo vs Ngoudjo Fight have been posted in the gallery under "Banner Photo" then go to the "Banner 2007 Fights"
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Ricky Hatton says he plans to walk away from the sport when he is 30, and that he trusts his trainer, Billy Graham, to tell him when it is time to quit. The IBF world light-welterweight champion has also repeated his wish that he will fight in Las Vegas for the rest of his career after regaining the title from Colombia's Juan Urango on Saturday.
Ricky Hatton has vowed to cut down on his junk food diet after reclaiming his old IBF light-welterweight title with a points win over Juan Urango in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Hatton's win by 119-109 on all three judges' scorecards set up a potentially explosive superfight against Mexican Jose Luis Castillo back on the Strip in June. And Hatton knows he will have to compromise his penchant for beer and Chinese takeaways if he is to rise to the challenge of overcoming the former lightweight champion.
Unbeaten Ricky Hatton (42-0, 30 KOs) regained the IBF junior welterweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over defending champion Juan Urango (17-1, 13 KOs) Saturday night at Paris Las Vegas. Hatton was much quicker and outboxed Urango over the first four rounds. Urango has his best round in the fifth, landing some murderous body punches on "the Hitman." Hatton, however, was able to adjust and regained the advantage in the sixth. Hatton was able to beat Urango to the punch in most the exchanges for the rest of the fight and went on to victory by scores of 119-109 on all cards.
From left, IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango, former two-time lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo, WBC #2 contender and current NABF champion Hermann Ngoudjo, and former two division champion Ricky Hatton pose at today's press conference at the Paris Las Vegas.
Unbeaten junior welterweight contender Ricky Hatton may have a future in the world of international espionage when he finally hangs up the gloves. During his Tuesday afternoon media workout at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas, the Hitman wowed his camp members by somehow deciphering the cunning disguises of two Juan Urango team members who were doing a spot of clandestine reconnaissance.
Ricky 'the Hitman' Hatton is one of the most murderous bodypunchers in all of boxing according to someone who should know -- The legendary 'Bodysnatcher' himself Mike McCallum. "I've watched Ricky's fights and he doesn't fight like a British fighter at all," said McCallum, who was an observer at Hatton's open workout at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas Tuesday.
Heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (L) and his manager Bernd Boente attend a news conference to announce his upcoming WBC title match against Samuel Peter in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
Heavyweight boxers Vitali Klitschko (L) and Samuel Peter pose together during a news conference to announce their upcoming WBC title match in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (L) and Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) pose with their medals as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watches before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) shows his medal to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar as Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (2nd L) and President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi watch before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero is adapting well and soaking up the knowledge being taught to him at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym as he prepares for his highly anticipated IBF championship fight against Spend Abazi in Denmark. This will be the first time "The Ghost" has had to battle off his native USA soil. "I'm excited about fighting overseas," said Guererro. "I know it's going to be tough to get a decision in his homeland, so my plans are to take him out."
“ I am very excited about this fight. This is my second time going for a title shot, and this time, I am hungrier than ever.” Rodney Jones
Unbeaten Ricky Hatton (42-0, 30 KOs) regained the IBF junior welterweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over defending champion Juan Urango (17-1, 13 KOs) Saturday night at Paris Las Vegas. Hatton was much quicker and outboxed Urango over the first four rounds. Urango has his best round in the fifth, landing some murderous body punches on "the Hitman." Hatton, however, was able to adjust and regained the advantage in the sixth. Hatton was able to beat Urango to the punch in most the exchanges for the rest of the fight and went on to victory by scores of 119-109 on all cards.
