Former world title challenger Mercito Gesta suffered a one-sided beatdown en route to a sixth-round technical knockout at the hands of unbeaten Mexican William Zepeda earlier today at Commerce Casino ...

At 27, he's already headlining big shows under the Golden Boy banner. Now Zepeda faces Mercito Gesta on September 16, Mexican Independence Day. The fight is in the Commerce Casino in California ...

MANILA, Philippines—Former world title contender Mercito Gesta hopes to continue his resurgence against Mexican prospect William Zepeda on September 16 at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles ...

MERCITO Gesta still wants a fight with undefeated Ryan Garcia, but with the young, brash-talking American set to take on Gervonta Davis in a mega-fight next month, the California-based Filipino ...

Mercito Gesta rose to the occasion at a time when Joseph Diaz Jr. was in desperate need of a redemption story. An entertaining ten-round main event proved far too difficult for the California ...

Mercito Gesta is still alive and kicking at 35. The one-time title 135-pound challenger from the Philippines outworked former 130-pound champ Joseph Diaz Jr. by a split decision in a 10-round 140 ...

That fight is now off. In its place, Joseph Diaz faces Mercito Gesta. The fight takes place inside Walter Pyramid and DAZN will broadcast the event. Diaz (32-3-1) turned pro in 2012. "JoJo" took ...

Mercito Gesta, a two-time lightweight title challenger, is in advanced negotiations to face Ryan Garcia in January, sources familiar with the situation told SI. The deal is subject to approval by ...

Joel Diaz Jr. and Mercito Gesta met in Indio, California for a 10-round welterweight showdown on Thursday night. Gesta went into the bout with a record of 33-3-3 with 17 knockouts. Diaz Jr. had a ...

Filipino lightweight and former world title challenger Mercito Gesta scored an upset over the hard-hitting Joel Diaz Jr. following a unanimous decision nod over the latter on Friday (Philippine time) ...