Saturday, July 28, 2007 Gorres out; Gabi to fight Guerrero
DIOSDADO "Prince" Gabi of Davao City has been picked to fight Gerson Guerrero in the boxing World Cup on August 11 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.
Golden Boy Promotions made this decision after Z Gorres, Guerrero's original opponent, was pulled out of the event after doctors discovered that Gorres had a tear in his retina following a medical check-up.
The 27-year-old Gabi was supposed to face Jose Angel Beranza in an eight-round encounter in the same card, but is now eyeing for a much bigger fight as his bout with Guerrero is a 10-round junior bantamweight eliminator.
Philboxing.com reported that it was Golden Boy Promotions that decided to scrap the Gabi-Beranza match-up and instead get Gabi to take on Guerrero.
Philboxing added that Gorres is scheduled to be checked by an eye specialist in Los Angeles, but both Golden Boy vice president Eric Gomez and international matchmaker Samson Lewkowicz have indicated Gorres will not be cleared to fight.
It was learned that the tear in the retina can be repaired but it would take some time before Gorres could be cleared to fight again.
Gabi, who once fought for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title but lost to Vic Darchinyan by an eight-round knockout, earlier sparred with AJ Banal at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach as part of his preparations for his coming fight.
Gabi will be entering the ring with a 29-3-1 with 21 KOs, while Guerrero is toting record of 37-7 with 25 KOs. (CRAM)
