Guerrero to return to ring in Las Vegas
American Robert Guerrero will return to the ring to face Roberto Arrieta of Argentina in a lightweight bout April 30 at Las Vegas.Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya announced the 10-round fight to be held at the Tropicana Las Vegas on Saturday.
The bout will be Guerrero’s lightweight debut and his first fight since he dominated Malcolm Klassen last August in Houston to claim the IBF super featherweight title. Arrieta (34-15-4, 15 KOs), from Argentina, has won four of his last five bouts.
Guerrero (25-1-1, 17 KOs) vacated his 130-pound belt in February, shortly after dropping out of a fight with Michael Katsidis to be with his wife, Casey, during her struggle with leukemia.
The 27-year-old Guerrero announced his decision a week after he was forced to drop out of a prospective fight with Michael Katsidis.
Guerrero won a featherweight title before his wife was diagnosed with the disease in 2007. He vacated that title in 2008 and moved up to junior lightweight, defeating Klassen.
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