Casey Guerrero continues recovery from leukemia
LAS VEGAS — Watching Robert Guerrero fight on TV doesn’t suffice for his biggest fan.
“I’d rather watch it live and be here with the excitement,” the Ghost’s wife Casey Guerrero said following Saturday night’s bout. Boxing with out his No. 1 supporter by his side, isn’t exactly the same either.
Back stage, about an hour after his triumph, the glowing duo sat next to each other in the corner of the room, posing for candid family photos.
“”I’m glad she was there to support me,” Robert said.
The two hadn’t seen each other for two days prior to the fight, their smiles illustrate the solace each finds with the other.
In some respects, they both won that night. They are a team and Saturday night was right for celebration — for Robert’s win and for Casey’s health.
Casey, just 2 1/2 months removed from her bone marrow transplant, missed Robert’s April 30 fight. But on Saturday, though nervous and “anxious,” she was there to support her husband.
“I had been looking forward to this big time,” Casey Guerrero said. “I was excited to be here and watch him.”
“It’s scary because you never know what can happen,” Casey said as she relived the tense 10-round bout, demonstrating how she couldn’t sit sill in her seat, rocking back and forth as she clutched each knee.
“I moved back and forth the whole time,” she added. “But, I knew that he was going to do it.”
No one inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center was naive to the trying six-months Casey and Robert experienced.
For a sport that salutes survival and perseverance over great odds, Casey’s tale of defying the odds took grabbed a piece of the spotlight.
“It has been amazing,” Casey said of all the support been given from the boxing community. “I have received so many Facebook e-mails and friend requests and everyone’s prayers and blessings.”
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schafer commended the couple in front of media members during the postfight conference.
Casey has positively progressed with each passing day. And as she continues to recover, she is flooded with well-wishes from people reaching all corners of the globe.
“I feel fine,” she said succinctly. “We take it day by day.”
