Guerrero-Aydin Official for HP Pavilion on July 28; WBC Interim Welterweight Title at Stake

Press Release
By Team Guerrero

 Guerrero's a long way from featherweight now. (Team Guerrero)

Five-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs), of Gilroy, California, has signed to fight undefeated WBC No. 1 ranked contender, Selcuk "Mini Tyson" Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs), of Hamburg, Germany, for the WBC interim welterweight title.  The fight is scheduled for July, 28, at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. and will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.


Guerrero, who's captured multiple world titles in lighter weight classes, will take the unprecedented step of moving up two weight divisions to fight Aydin, who holds the WBC Silver belt and is a full-fledged welterweight, fighting most of his career at 147 pounds.   If victorious, Guerrero will be the first fighter in history to jump straight from lightweight to welterweight and win a championship.  Hall of Famer Roberto Duran and Shane Mosley are others who have made the leap from lightweight to welterweight, but both had tune up fights before challenging for a belt.

When asked about challening Aydin for the WBC interim title Guerrero stated - "First, I'd like to thank Jesus Christ, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Golden Boy Promotions, HP Pavilion and the WBC for putting this event together.  I'm very delighted to be making my comeback and there's no other place than the Bay Area to bring home my sixth world title in four different weight classes.  I'm dedicating this fight to the whole Bay Area and I promise to put on a great show.

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