Thursday, March 15, 2012

Guerrero bows out of Maidana fight with injury

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Robert Guerrero pulled out of his upcoming WBA super lightweight title fight against Marcos Maidana on Thursday after injuring his left shoulder during training.

Guerrero hurt the shoulder while sparring at his training site in Big Bear on Wednesday but initially hoped he'd be able to recover in time for the Aug. 27 fight in San Jose, near where he was born in Gilroy.

But the injury was worse on Thursday morning and he had to pull out of the fight.

"It was numb and he couldn't move it at all. They iced it. They were hoping it was going to get better overnight. It did not. It got worse," Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said. "He …

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