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Randy Caballero Defends
Title Against
Alberto Guevara At Fantasy Springs Feb. 27
After piling up 12 wins in 12 fights at Fantasy Springs
Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., hometown hero Randy “El
Matador” Caballero (22-0, 13 KOs) went on the road in search
of a world championship. On October 25, it was mission
accomplished for “El Matador” after he defeated England’s
Stuart Hall in Monte Carlo. On Friday, February 27, the
conquering hero returns to Indio’s Fantasy Springs Resort
Casino to defend his IBF Bantamweight World Championship for
the first time against Alberto “Metro” Guevara (18-2, 6 KOs)
in a 12-round homecoming bout, presented by Golden Boy
Promotions and televised by FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes.
“This is a night I’ve dreamed about for a long time, and I
always said that the only thing better than winning a world
title at home would be defending it there,” said Caballero.
“I’m going to be tough and impress my fans at Fantasy
Springs.”
“Randy Caballero is a good, young champion and he’s fighting
in his backyard, but I feel like this is my time,” said
Guevara. “I like being the underdog, and that will make my
victory sweeter on February 27.”
“The fans at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino have watched
Randy Caballero grow up as a fighter, so after he won a
world title, our first order of business was bringing his
first title defense back here,” said Oscar De La Hoya,
President and Founder of Golden Boy Promotions. “It’s going
to be a great night and a celebration of an exciting young
champion, but Alberto Guevara knows what it’s going to take
to beat Caballero, and he’s going to give everything he has
to take the title.”
A former amateur star, Randy “El Matador” Caballero (22-0,
13 KOs) has been a fighter to watch ever since his amateur
days, and once he turned professional in 2010, he lived up
to all of the hype. He dominated his opposition both at home
and abroad. A former WBC Youth Intercontinental and NABO
champion, Caballero earned a shot at a world title in April
by stopping Kohei Oba in eight rounds in Kobe, Japan and in
October he defeated Stuart Hall via unanimous decision in
Monte Carlo to win the vacant IBF crown. On February 27 the
24-year-old puts his belt on the line for the first time.
A professional fighter since 2009, Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
Mexico’s Alberto “Metro” Guevara (18-2, 6 KOs) is a rugged
warrior who battled his way up the bantamweight ladder,
earning his first shot at a world title in 2012. Guevara
lost a hard-fought decision to Leo Santa Cruz, but two wins
over Jose Tirado and Jonathan Vidal put him right back at
the top of the class. On February 27, following a
hard-fought world title bout with Shinsuke Yamanaka, the
24-year-old Guevara hopes the third time is the charm
against Caballero.
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