Winston Guerrero can partially thank Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez for his unblemished report.
Now he hopes to blaze his personal path as a prime 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 sport, however Guerrero was the simpler fighter, outboxing Hernandez all through a lot of the aggressive struggle.
William Ramirez, who manages Guerrero was impressed with the victory, and extra so with Guerrero’s enhancing skill-set.
“It was an excellent struggle, however Winston was the higher fighter,” Ramirez advised 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 growth often is 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 among the mannerisms of Guerrero are from Gonzalez, whether or not by the sparring periods or by watching Gonzalez’s fights.
“If you watch Winston struggle, there are belongings you see that remind you of ‘Chocolatito,” stated 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 mixtures. Winston seems to be as much as ‘Chocolatito’ and has adopted a few of his attributes to his skillset.”
Saturday marked Guerrero’s first struggle of this 12 months. In his earlier struggle on December 1, the 23-year-old knocked out once-beaten Charlie Clemente-Medina within the third spherical. Guerrero gained 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 struggle on Saturday.
Ramirez hopes Guerrero would be capable to marketing campaign at 115 kilos, given his 5’6” body, and is at his finest combating at that weight.
“Winston believes he’s each sturdy and faster at both 115 or 118 kilos,” stated Ramirez. “As a workforce, we are going to decide as to what weight Winston will struggle at, and he’s additionally nonetheless rising. That’s one thing we’ve to think about.”
A attainable return to the ring for Guerrero is focused for September. Ramirez hopes Guerrero is ultimately in a position to struggle on a big platform.
“We’re retaining our choices open. I hope he’s in a position to struggle quickly and sometimes this 12 months. We’re taking a look at any and all alternatives. If not, we are going to maintain him lively till a big alternative comes our method.”
Hernandez, who’s initially from Acayucan, Mexico and presently 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 coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
