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Mercito Gesta Gets A Crack At A World Title

BY: DENNIS ‘D SOURCE’ GUILLERMO Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV When: Saturday, Dec. 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET Watch: Pay-Per-View ($59.95 for standard definition; $69.95 for high definition) Live Stream: TopRank.com In 2006, a young Cebuano by the name of Mercito Gesta crossed the Pacific to the US to realize his pugilistic dreams and hoped to follow in the footsteps of Pinoy boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who at the time, had just taken the boxing world by storm. Armed with hardly anything more than his courage and his fists, the 19-year-old left his family in Mandaue…

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Manny Pacquiao’s indecisions temporarily holding up Mercito Gesta’s plans

Article by CHRIS ROBINSON A new week is nearly upon us and still no word on who Manny Pacquiao will be fighting if he chooses to step inside the squared circle this year. Pacquiao was originally scheduled for a November 10th assignment at the MGM Grand but the date would eventually shift to December 8th after a suitable opponent wasn’t selected from the list of Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley, and Miguel Cotto. With Cotto having announced that he will be returning to face WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden on December 1st, that leaves Marquez…

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Mercito Gesta 137 lbs vs Ty Barnett 135.5 lbs

Photo Credit: Chris Farina/ Top Rank Article By Chris Robinson The next step for budding lightweight hopeful Mercito ‘No Mercy’ Gesta takes place tomorrow night inside of the Texas Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The undefeated Gesta (25-0-1, 13 KO’s) faces off with the very brash Ty Barnett (20-2-1, 13 KO’s), hailing from Washington, D.C., in a ten-round scrap that could open up bigger doors for the Mandaue City, Philippines fighter. There had been some pre-fight trash talk coming from Barnett’s side, with the 29-year old telling me moments before the weigh-in that he was far from…

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Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta Winner By Unanimous Decision Against Manny Perez VIDEO,IMAGES

Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta won by a unanimous decision and remains undefeated with 23 wins 0 loss 12 knock outs!!! Part 1 Part 2

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Random surprise: Shane Mosley Spars with Mercito Gesta at the Wild Card

Earlier today I came across some interesting news when I read that ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley made a surprise visit to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles and put in some work with rising lightweight contender Mercito Gesta, according to ESNewsReporting.com. With Mosley was his son Shane Jr., as aspiring amateur, and he too was said to have gone some rounds Gesta, who himself is getting ready for a September 17th assignment in Parker, Arizona. There was some internet chatter on Monday night after some clips of Gesta sparring with 19-year old junior welterweight prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. were…

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Mercito Gesta Fighting On 9/17 On Fox Sports!

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Mercito Gesta Bandwagon Starts To Roll But He’s Not Trying To Be Pacquiao Clone

It wasn’t who he beat. It was the smooth manner in which precocious, 23 year old Pinoy lightweight prospect Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta demolished Mexican veteran Jorge “El Tigre” Pimentel Saturday night at the Home Depot Center which was impressive. CARSON, Calif. — Oh, sure, there a couple of rough spots like the now 22-0-1, 12 knockouts fighter from Cebu not moving his head enough. But, when he left his noggin in harm’s way, Gesta was intelligently doing so for a reason. It wasn’t a mistake, as co-manager/trainer Vince Parra pointed out, but a method to lure the taller and…

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Undefeated Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta Showed A Sensational Knockout!

Undefeated Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta who showed a sensational knockout Saturday over Jorge Pimentel of Mexico City will be heading for a world title fight on the yet unscheduled rematch of Miquel Cotto and Antonio Margarito before the close of this year. HOT POTATO via Home Depot Center, CARSON, California – “He (Gesta) wants to fight anybody. But what we’re gonna to do is give him a fight … may be on Top Rank Live Show on Fox within the next six weeks and then get him ready to fight a world title on the Cotto-Margarito fight,” said Top Rank…

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The Next Manny Pacquiao, Mercito Gesta Ready For The Next Big Challenge

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Mecito Gesta On The Undercard Of Rios-Antillon

June 7, 2011, Los Angeles, Ca. — Top Rank’s newly-signed undefeated Filipino Lightweight sensation Mercito Gesta poses during a press conference to announce his upcoming feature fight on the undercard of Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios vs Urbano Antillon, Saturday July 9 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Ca. Top Rank promotes this event which will be telecast live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Photo Credit: Chris Farina – Top Rank Article by: PhilBoxing.com

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Arum Predicts Mercito Gesta Will Be A Big Star

Astute Top Rank promoter Bob Arum whose prized possession is pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao believes that his most recent signing, undefeated lightweight Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta has an exciting future ahead of him. Arum told the Daily Inquirer “this Filipino kid Gesta is going to be a big star.” Arum said that Gesta would see action on July 9 on the undercard of the WBA lightweight title fight between Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios and Urbano Antillon and that the Gesta fight “will be on the international telecast” which will also be carried in the Philippines…

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Mercito Gesta On Glory Road – Can He Take On The World?

Recently joining the Top Rank roster is Filipino lightweight sensation Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta. Unbeaten in 21 outings, Gesta has been making splashes in the shadows of compatriots Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire. Golden Boy Promotions already expressed interest in the 23-year old southpaw from Mandaue City, Philippines when Top Rank swooped in and took Gesta into its fray. Vince Parra, Gesta’s co-trainer and manager, said in an interview that GBP already had their eyes on his ward but Top Rank offered a more substantial offer. “I just felt like Bob showed us a lot more respect than Golden Boy….

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“No Mercy” Mercito Gesta Signs with Top Rank

Undefeated Filipino sensation Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (21-0-1, 11KOs) has signed a multi-year contract with premier boxing promoter Bob Arum and his company Top Rank Promotions. Gesta, who is ranked by the WBO at #2, has not fought since late February but now is tentatively slated for July 9th at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, on the undercard of the Brandon Rios versus Urbano Antillon WBA lightweight title bout. “I am happy to sign with Top Rank Promotions, I know I made the right decisions and I am sure that Mr. Arum will help me get to the…

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