Winston Guerrero can partially thank Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez for his unblemished document.
Now he hopes to blaze his personal path as a high fighter from Nicaragua.
Guerrero remained unbeaten on Saturday, June 29, defeating Wilver Hernandez in a conflict of unbeaten fighters at Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida. Scores had been 79-73, 79-73, and 78-74 for Guerrero, who improved to 21-0, 13 knockouts.
Hernandez was recreation, however Guerrero was the more practical fighter, outboxing Hernandez all through a lot of the aggressive combat.
William Ramirez, who manages Guerrero was impressed with the victory, and extra so with Guerrero’s enhancing skill-set.
“It was an excellent combat, however Winston was the higher fighter,” Ramirez instructed The Ring final week. “He has gotten higher over the past a number of months. What I’ve been impressed with is Winston is deceptively fast and capable of finding openings. I’m happy together with his progress.”
A part of Guerrero’s improvement would be the variety of occasions he has sparred with Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, the 4 weight-division world titleholder. The sparring periods came about in Managua, Nicaragua, the place each reside.
Ramirez famous a number of the mannerisms of Guerrero are from Gonzalez, whether or not by the sparring periods or by watching Gonzalez’s fights.
“Once you watch Winston combat, there are belongings you see that remind you of ‘Chocolatito,” mentioned Ramirez, who additionally manages flyweight contender Felix Alvarado. “The left hook to the physique. Winston likes to throw and land that punch. The flexibility to arrange punches. Throwing and touchdown combos. Winston appears to be like as much as ‘Chocolatito’ and has adopted a few of his attributes to his skillset.”
Saturday marked Guerrero’s first combat of this yr. In his earlier combat on December 1, the 23-year-old knocked out once-beaten Charlie Clemente-Medina within the third spherical. Guerrero received a regional title belt at 115 kilos.
Guerrero has principally fought at or close to 118 kilos, however weighed in at 121.5 kilos for the Hernandez combat on Saturday.
Ramirez hopes Guerrero would be capable to marketing campaign at 115 kilos, given his 5’6” body, and is at his greatest combating at that weight.
“Winston believes he’s each robust and faster at both 115 or 118 kilos,” mentioned Ramirez. “As a crew, we are going to decide as to what weight Winston will combat at, and he’s additionally nonetheless rising. That’s one thing we have now to consider.”
A potential return to the ring for Guerrero is focused for September. Ramirez hopes Guerrero is finally in a position to combat on a big platform.
“We’re maintaining our choices open. I hope he’s in a position to combat quickly and sometimes this yr. We’re taking a look at any and all alternatives. If not, we are going to maintain him energetic till a big alternative comes our manner.”
Hernandez, who’s initially from Acayucan, Mexico and at present lives and trains in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, falls to 8-1, 2 KOs.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He will be reached at [email protected]
