ROBERT "THE GHOST" GUERRERO
FACES SHOULDER REHAB, TALKS WELTERWEIGHT FUTURE

By Lem Satterfield ~ RingTV.com

RingTV.com conducted an exclusive Q&A with fired-up five-belt, three-division titlewinner Robert Guerrero on Wednesday -- moments before his first day of rehabilitation following arthroscopic surgery that repaired a torn tendon in the rotator cuff of his left shoulder.

The 28-year-old Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) had been preparing to face Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs) on Aug. 27 for what the WBA calls its "regular" junior welterweight title, and an opportunity at a sixth belt in a fourth different weight division, when he was forced to pull out after injuring the shoulder during sparring two weeks prior.

A two-time IBF featherweight and one-time IBF junior lightweight beltholder, Guerrero had earned his 13th-straight victory, capping a run that included nine stoppages, when he defeated Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KOs) by unanimous decision for the WBO and WBA's interim lightweight belts in April.

Guerrero provided an update following a meeting with San Francisco 49ers team physician Michael Dillingham on Wednesday morning, and was preparing for an afternoon visit with physical therapist Lisa Giannone at The Active Care Center For Sports Injury, Orthopaedic and Arthritic Rehabilitation in San Francisco. Continue Reading.