Photo courtesy of Cheryl NemazieAfter winning the MD /DC Golden Gloves Championship in Landover, MD's, Sugar Ray Leonard Gym a few weeks back, Main St Gym's Alexis Guerrero stepped into the ring Friday evening for the Golden Gloves Regional Championship at the Waldorf's Jaycee Center. His opponent was a rock solid US Marine in Bryant Tune. In the words of Gary Digital Williams who reported the fight for his famed "Boxing Along The Beltway" website,
"Delmar, MD's Alexis Guerrero won the 201-pound title by decision over Bryant Tune of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)/Camp Lejeune, NC. Guerrero was extremely sharp in this bout, repeatedly beating Tune to the punch" .
The win will advance Guerrero to the USA National Golden Glove Tournament in Salt Lake City from May 4- May 8. Guerrero, older brother to Fernando Guerrero has been boxing for some time now but has had to split his time between family, his job at Perdue Farms and Main St Gym. According to Coach, Hal Chernoff, "Alex wants to turn professional and I thought it was best to see what he can do when he really commits here in the amateurs. He lost the USA Regional Tournament a couple months back, when he had points taken for loosing his mouthpiece 3 times in a bout. Then he almost did the same thing in the MD/DC Golden Glove Championships, when he lost it again a couple times, but we fixed the problem and he was able to think about just executing his skills. Every fight that he gets closer to a national championship will be invaluable to him in his pro career when this tournament is over."
By advancing to the National Golden Glove Tournament Alexis makes the 3rd of the three Guerrero brothers to fight in that tournament on the national level. Middle brother Carmelo did it early in his boxing career and youngest brother Fernando made it twice, winning the silver medal in his last Golden Glove Tournament.
"I look forward to fighting out in Salt Lake City and will be as ready as possible. I know I can win this if I put all the pieces together out there. After that I can't wait to fight here in Salisbury, maybe on the under card of one of my brothers fights, then as a main event, but I have a lot of work ahead of me first.
Like Fernando, Alexis is a very likable person with that same contagious Guerrero smile. At 6'3" 192lbs
The chiseled boxer is an intimidating figure, but he is as gentle as a lamb.......... until he steps through the ropes.
Gooooo Guerrero.
ReplyDeleteI ran security at Perdue's main gate for 6 years, and got to know Alex. He is one of the nicest young men employed by this company!!
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I was born and raised in Delmar and have the pleasure to live near his brother. (The one in the picture to the left). He is also a great young man. Ms. Guerrero did a great job raising these men. Hey!!! Alex and Fernando.....lets make Delmar "OUR TOWN"!!!!!
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