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Guerrero Wins NABO Middleweight Title in Salisbury ! Press Release: October 12, 2009 Backed by more than 5,000 fans at Arthur W. Purdue Stadium, Salisbury
sensation Fernando Guerrero earned the NABO Interim Middleweight title
Saturday night with an impressive 10 round majority decision over
renowned tough guy Ossie Duran. After a tentative start during the first few rounds, Guerrero turned
up the heat. A straight left hand stunned Duran in the sixth, but the
New Jersey based Ghanaian hung in tough. The hard hitting Guerrero kept
Duran on his toes in the seventh, tagging the respected veteran with
crisp combinations. Guerrero was cut over the left eye in the 8th
following an accidental headbutt, but the blood didn’t deter the
hometown hero. Guerrero maintained a high workrate, but was controversially ruled
down in the final round. While his loyal fans, who packed the stadium
despite poor weather conditions throughout the day, were livid with the
knockdown call, Guerrero kept his composure and finished strong. Scores of 97-93 and 96-94 overruled a questionable tally of 95-95.
With the victory, Guerrero improved to 16-0 (13 KO’s), while the
grizzled Duran falls to 23-8 (9 KO’s). “It was a great learning experience”, said Guerrero, who needed five
stitches to close the gash from the headbutt. “Duran was a great
opponent and he’s gone the distance with some good fighters.” Like those in attendance, Guerrero was astonished that referee Gary
Camponeschi credited Duran with a knockdown in the final round. “Everyone knew it was a slip.” “It rained earlier in the day, which
made the canvas slippery, but I got right back up and fought to the
finish.” The Guerrero-Duran bout topped Prize Fight Boxing’s “Title Time”. Prize Fight returns Tuesday November 2 with the popular “Miller Light
Fight Night” at New Daisy Theater in Memphis, TN followed by “Fights at
the Fitz”, Saturday November 21 from Fitzgerald’s Casino in Tunica, MS. A primer promotional company during the last ten years, Prize Fight
Boxing promoted Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis, the highest grossing pay per
view in Heavyweight history, Roy Jones-Antonio Tarver, Antonio
Tarver-Glen Johnson and Jermain Taylor-Winky Wright among others. Prize
Fight also sold out more than 60 consecutive shows at the Tunica Casino
during their successful “Fights at the Fitz” series and was named 2007
NABO Promoter of the Year. Prize Fight Boxing’s current stable of pugilists includes Fernando
Guerrero, Olympic alternates Chazz Witherspoon and Shawn Porter, Dominic
Wade, WBO Interim Junior Welterweight champion Lamont Peterson, Anthony
Peterson, Farah Ennis, Mark Davis, Adam “Swamp Donkey” Richards, Tyrese
Hendrix, Ty Barnett and Daniel Sackey. For more information, go to www.prizefightpromoters.com.
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