by Neil Macasadia | Mar 23, 2019 | Exclusive Feature
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Filipino boxer Mercito Gesta (left) suffers just the first knockout loss of his career agaisnst Mexico’s Juan Antonio Rodriguez in Hollywood, California.
Filipino boxer Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta was on the wrong end of a knockout as he fell to Mexican Juan Antonio Rodriguez in the ninth round of their ten-round main event bout at The Avalon in Hollywood, California, Friday morning, Manila time.
Gesta and Rodriguez kept the fight close as they went back-and-forth up until the ninth round.
Early in the ninth, Gesta came out more active and aggressive, but it was Rodriguez who managed stagger Gesta late. Rodriguez went on to overwhelm Gesta with body shots until the bout was stopped at the 2:55 mark of the ninth round.
Gesta, who challenged for the WBA Lightweight World Championship against Jorge Linares back in early-2018, suffers just his third career loss, his first by way of knockout. he drops to 32-2-2.
Rodriguez, a former WBA world title contender as well, improves to 29-7 with 26 KOs to his name.
by Neil Macasadia | Feb 23, 2019 | Exclusive Feature, No Mercy Update
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Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta is making his return back to the ring on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Opponent is scheduled to be named at a later time. This is Mercito’s first fight in 2019, after scoring a 10-round majority decision over Roberto “Tito” Manzanarez in a lightweight bout on ESPN card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Mercito captured the WBO NABO Lightweight title in a thrilling fight against a young and determined fighter.
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by Neil Macasadia | Aug 12, 2018 | Exclusive Feature, Giving Back, Mercito Gesta Articles
It was an honor to be a special guest at the 33rd Annual Philippine Cultural Arts Festival at Balboa Park in San Diego, CA. Thank you to Jhenice Villanueva for the invitation and hospitality. Thanks to all my No Mercy fans for coming out and supporting this great organization. Appreciate all the support from everyone. See you all gain next year at this event.
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by Neil Macasadia | Jun 30, 2018 | Exclusive Feature, Giving Back, No Mercy Update
It was definitely an “EPIC” night as Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta showed appreciation to all his No Mercy fans at Epic Wings N’ Things in Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA. Hundreds of fans lined up to greet, hug, and shake hands with the WBO NABO Lightweight Champion. No Mercy fans were treated with complimentary food from Epic Wings N’ Things, thanks to owner Greg Sacco, giveaways from Adidas Boxing thanks to Roger at Legendz Boxing and Mario from Cleto Reyes San Diego, and special thanks to Tom Hogan for the fight night photo. On behalf of Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta, THANK YOU to all the fans for such a wonderful night, and can’t wait until our next event.
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by Neil Macasadia | Jun 16, 2018 | Exclusive Feature, Mercito Gesta Articles, No Mercy Update
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Source: ESPN – http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/23796865/mercito-no-mercy-gesta-beats-roberto-tito-manzanarez-manny-chato-robles-iii-stops-edgar-kid-neza-valerio
ESPN Staff Writer: Nigel Collins
Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta made the first step toward a third shot at a world title by scoring a 10-round majority decision over Roberto “Tito” Manzanarez in a lightweight bout Thursday. The fight headlined a Golden Boy on ESPN card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Gesta, 30, was coming off a decision loss to then-lightweight titleholder Jorge Linares on Jan. 27 and was eager to make a good impression. It was not, however, the sort of performance he was looking for. Manzanarez, of Phoenix, Arizona, made good use of his height and reach advantage to keep the aggressive Gesta at long range for most of the untidy bout.
The 23-year-old Manzanarez (36-2, 29 KOs) spent most of the fight in retreat, using lateral movement, slippery boxing and repeated clinches to give Gesta (32-2-2, 17 KOs) a frustrating evening. Manzanarez peppered his onrushing adversary with left jabs and right hands to the body but never hurt or slowed him down.
Gesta, a Filipino living in San Diego, kept pressing forward but had great difficulty connecting. He stepped up the pace of his attack the final four rounds and landed enough leaping blows to convince two of the judges he’d done enough to win. The scores were 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95.
According to CompuBox, Gesta landed 119 punches, compared to 144 for Manzanarez, though Gesta’s blows appeared to be more powerful.
In the co-feature, Manny “Chato” Robles III stopped Edgar “Kid Neza” Valerio at the 2:31 mark of the ninth round in a scheduled 10-round featherweight bout.
Both boxers entered the bout undefeated, but Robles (16-0, 8 KOs) dominated, scoring knockdowns in the third and ninth rounds.
The 23-year-old Valerio (13-1, 8 KOs) managed to land a couple of solid left hooks but never came close to turning the fight in his favor. Robles was too smart and too quick for him.
A straight right to the jaw dropped, Valerio, of Los Angeles, in the ninth round. He managed to beat the count, but Robles quickly trapped him in a corner and unloaded with a flurry of unanswered blows.
When the 24-year-old Robles, of Paramount, California, buckled Valerio’s knees with another right to the chin, referee Eddie Hernandez Jr. halted the bout to save him from additional punishment.
by Neil Macasadia | Jun 14, 2018 | Exclusive Feature, No Mercy Update
Thank you to all the No Mercy fans who attended the activities during Fight week. Thanks for supporting and cheering “No Mercy, No Mercy” during the fight. You all are so awesome! Until the next fight…
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