Super featherweight prospect Guy Robb loves to fight. The Sacramento-based action fighter does not need any extra motivation to put on a good show, he does it anyway. But at Thursday’s weigh-in, his opponent’s team decided to get him juiced up even more than usual, which could prove to be detrimental to their fighter’s health. Robb takes on debuting Tyshawn Sherman in a four-round special attraction at the Fairfield Sports Center in Fairfield, California tonight.
Robb (4-0, 1 KO) of Sacramento, California returns to Fairfield for the third time this year against the debuting Sherman of Hesperia, California. Robb has quickly become a venue favorite with his all-action style and colorful personality and plans to entertain the crowd once again tonight. “I am in great shape mentally and physically and I am just going to go in there and try to take him out,” says Robb.
The weigh-in was made a little more interesting when Robb’s outspoken manager Repo Ric got into with an equally outspoken rep for Sherman, Cedric Wills. “Everybody wants to be like me,” says Repo. “You can’t be like me. I’m Repo Ric. I am one of a kind.” Robb enjoyed the back-and-forth and is even more excited about the fight than before. “I like it,” said Robb of the trash talk. “It’s exciting and it gets everybody else pumped up for the fight. That is what I like, everybody talking about what’s going to happen that night. Then it’s my goal to go out and make it happen.”
Though Sherman did not have much of an amateur career, he reportedly fought in numerous smokers and has been training under Jack Mosley. With Robb’s reputation growing in stature, his manager Repo Ric reached out to Wills to see if he had a willing opponent. “They always have fighters in the gym, so I asked him if they had somebody that could fight Guy Robb and he said he had someone, but that they weren’t pro,” recounts Repo. “So I said let’s turn him pro and let’s go. So we are going to initiate his ass tomorrow, definitely for sure.”
Robb does not know much about Sherman, but that is nothing knew. “I really don’t know about any of my opponents,” says Robb. “They just tell me I have a fight and I get ready. Like my last opponent was a southpaw, and I didn’t find out until the last week. I don’t really know a whole lot about who I am fighting. I just try to stay ready.”
Robb’s team has already begun plotting his next move, which would be a move to six-rounders, but Robb is not looking ahead. “I am excited to move up to a six-rounder and have a little more time to have fun in there, but I am ready for this four-rounder,” said Robb. “We are going to smoke.”
Tickets for the June 24th event, promoted by Don Chargin Productions, Paco Presents and Jorge Marron Productions, are available by calling 925-286-0195.
Photo by Arturo Ramos
