Posted by Neil Macasadia on Apr 8, 2014 in Exclusive Feature, Mercito Gesta Articles
When: Thursday, April 10, 2014 2pm Where: Westfield Plaza Bonita Mall – O’s American Kitchen (East Entrance of mall), Plaza Bonita is located at 3030 Plaza Bonita Road National City, CA 91950 Official Results and Exclusive Photos: Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta 139.5 vs. Edgar “Basuras” Riovalle 136 Jorge “Tito” Ruiz 126 vs. Oscar “Pescador” Venegas 126 Prince “Tiger” Smalls 126 vs. Michael “Hot Rod” Haigood 125 Roque “Rocky” Ramos 128.5 vs. Luis “Paletero” Silva 130 Manuel “Venado” Ceballos 174 vs. Jamel “9MM” Reynolds 176 Anecito “DonDon” Gesta 130.5 vs. Riccy “Rolling” Hood 132 Presented by: Paco Presents, A&T GYM, Don Chargin and Barron Entertainment Matchmaker: Jorge Marron Announcer: Benny Ricardo American National Anthem: Sofia Barron Filipino National Anthem: Patricia Javier Mexican National Anthem: Gerardo Gaytan Supervised by: California State Athletic Commission Advance tickets for “Ringside at Del Mar” are priced at $25 (General Admission), $55 (Ringside),$75 (Table Seats), and $100 (Apron seats). Tickets can be purchased online via Ticketmaster, at www.ringsideadelmar.com, by phone at (858) 755-1161, or in person at the Del Mar Fairgrounds ticket office. “Ringside at Del Mar” is sponsored in part by 7UP, IHOP, Joel Diaz Training Camp, El Latino Newspaper, 2014 FAB FAIR, Rincon del Mar Restaurant, Virtual Tax Solutions, Cotixan Mexican Food, Mi Familia Market, Elite Pro Nutrition, and MyAttorney9111. The Del Mar Fairgrounds are located at 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard.. Doors open at 7pm. The first of seven bouts is scheduled for 8pm. We’ll see you ringside at Del...
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Posted by Neil Macasadia on Feb 10, 2014 in Exclusive Feature, Mercito Gesta Articles
Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement on Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta’s new journey in 2014. Exciting times ahead!!
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Posted by Neil Macasadia on Dec 16, 2012 in Mercito Gesta Articles
Photo Credit: bStunt Source of Poem: http://www.thepoetrypad.com/inspirational-poems/life-is-precious Our prayers to the 20 children and six adults that lost their precious lives on Friday, December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. On behalf of Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta and Team Gesta, our sincere condolences to all the family who lost their love ones and those that are affected by this tragedy. We pray for strength for everyone at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and may all the love and memories of all the children and adults provide peace and comfort during this difficult time. From Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta and Team Gesta, we reflect on this “Life is Precious” poem by The Poetry Pad: Life is so precious And each day a gift So enjoy every minute As it were you last to live Cherish your loved ones Hug them tight Share with them your heart And your time Nothing is forever And life goes so fast Each minute that passes Is one you can’t get back When troubles arrive And knock you off your feet Stand up and smile And remember life is too sweet Every morning when you wake, Decide right from the start, That “Today will be a good day” And let it all in with an open...
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Posted by Neil Macasadia on Dec 9, 2012 in Mercito Gesta Articles
By Bill Center Photo Credit: K.C. Alfred Source Doc: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/08/vazquez-dominates-gesta-san-diegans-first-title-fi/ LAS VEGAS — Mercito Gesta didn’t get a title Saturday night. But he did get a lesson. Mexico’s Miguel Angel Vazquez easily out-classed Gesta to successfully defend his International Boxing Federation lightweight title on the undercard of the fourth Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Vazquez scored a unanimous decision. The only surprise was that one judge gave Gesta three rounds. The Spring Valley resident won two rounds on another card and one round on the third. Some observers at ringside had Vazquez winning every round while others gave him only the ninth and/or 10th rounds. Vazquez never hurt Gesta. In fact, Gesta might have had the two best punches of the fight, a pair of hard rights thrown in a 15-second span of the ninth round. But although both fighters are 25 years old, Vazquez worked like a veteran champion while Gesta appeared inexperienced in just his 28th boxing match. The former Muay Thai kick boxer from The Philippines never boxed as an amateur while Vazquez had more than a hundred amateur fights before turning pro. The inexperience cost Gesta, who has boxed out of San Diego since 2007. He was unable to stop the unorthodox Vazquez from counter-punching while relentlessly circling to his left. “He was so awkward in the ring,” Gesta said of Vazquez. “I never got my rhythm going.” “Cut him off, force the action,” Gesta’s trainer Vince Parra said between many of the early rounds. “Don’t let him frustrate you. Don’t play his game.” But he did. “Vazquez runs away,” Gesta said days before his first title fight. “I plan to slow him down, cut off the ring and get inside and work the body when I can. I can’t let him stay on the move.” Vazquez was never slowed. He was never cut off. And Gesta never worked the body. “The game plan was to move and box and it went perfectly,” said Vazquez of Guadalajara, Mexico. Gesta landed only 61 punches over 12 rounds. He did pick up the pace after landing only 13 punches in the first five rounds. Most of the rights Gesta threw with the intent of cutting off Vazquez’s circling missed. And he was never able to close with his jab on Vazquez, who at 5-foot-10 had a three-inch advantage in height and reach. Gesta landed just 18 percent of the punches he threw. Vazquez landed 195 of 616 punches – or 11 more punches on average per three-minute round. Vazquez had a 99-punch edge in the first three rounds as he piled up points with a quick if not overly powerful left hand. The loss was Gesta’s first in 28 fights. He had won nine of his last 11 fights by knockout. But aside from the two solid rights in the ninth, Gesta had...
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Posted by Neil Macasadia on Dec 7, 2012 in Mercito Gesta Articles
BY: DENNIS ‘D SOURCE’ GUILLERMO Photo Credit: bStunt Source Doc: http://www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-interview-even-keel-gesta-ready-to-go-for-the-kill 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 City and bought into the promise and possibility of a similar rags-to-riches story by a promotional outfit and its namesake. Though things didn’t necessarily pan out the way he initially hoped, and he found out quickly that promises made oceans away were far from the reality he stumbled upon, Gesta took difficult detours, and yet found a way to arrive at his original destination. Finally, a world title fight. After much work, some luck, and taking on every hurdle thrown at him, Gesta finally gets a crack at a world title when he faces IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez on the undercard of Pacquiao-Marquez 4 this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “I’m ready,” Gesta told this scribe ever so succinctly. Gesta has plenty of reason to be confident; mostly because he has put in all the work to set himself up for success. “We couldn’t have asked more from him,” said Gesta’s co-manager and co-trainer Vince Parra. “Camp has been really good. He responded to the challenge. He showed it in his work, and his father has helped immensely in conditioning and motivating him.” From his fight strategy, strength and conditioning, down to juicing to help with his nutrition and weight, Gesta has gone the extra mile to prepare for whatever challenge Vazquez presents. “He’s not that fast when he throws, but sometimes he throws awkward and comes from weird angles, but the main thing with him is that he runs,” Gesta broke down his opponent. “That’s why we’ve prepared for that. I’m going to cut the ring and not chase him; time him and stay in the middle of the ring, instead of running after him,” he added. Gesta also promised to commit to throwing more body shots to further slow down Vazquez, who has shown a penchant for boxing and staying on the outside, rather than going toe-to-toe and getting caught up with exchanges. Gesta has also received motivation from his family, whom he has been able to bring to the US with him. “It’s been really great to have his dad and his mom up there, and his little brother to push him,” Parra said. “He’s been really focused.” His father, Anecito, has overseen his strength and conditioning, while his mother, Mercy, ensures his diet is proper. His brother Mokz has helped in motivating him in training. All of them will be cheering him on from ringside for...
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Posted by Neil Macasadia on Dec 6, 2012 in Exclusive Feature, Mercito Gesta Articles
By Kevin Acee Photo Credit: K.C. Alfred Source Doc: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/05/acee-local-boxer-gesta-gets-his-title-shot/ Anecito Gesta brought up his eldest son the way he had been brought up — fighting. The best recollection of both father and son is that Mercito Gesta was 7 years old when his dad first took him to the street looking for someone to beat the boy. “He would offer them money if they could beat me,” Mercito said. “Big kids, older than me. Bigger.” So, yes, it’s been a long time coming, Saturday night’s fight in Las Vegas for the IBF lightweight title — longer even than the 26 professional bouts Gesta has toiled through without a loss. He is getting his first chance at a championship belt on Saturday against Miguel Vasquez, on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand, 10 years after his first professional fight in the Philippines and almost two decades after his training began. “He always wanted me to be the best, to be good at this sport,” Mercito said of his father. “Sometimes, I was like, it is too much. But then I know it is for me.” In broken English, Anecito explains that fighting on the street for sport is common in the Philippines. He laughs when asked if he ever stepped in to stop a beating when Mercito was pitted against bigger kids. “Someone stops it sometimes,” he said, glancing at his wife, Mercedes. “I did not stop. No one stopped when I was (a boy) and I was crying.” Earlier this year, Anecito came to the United States and for his son’s past two fights has joined trainer Vince Parra in Mercito’s training. That preparation was raised to new heights, in many ways, for this fight. Team Gesta left Spring Valley and spent the entirety of November in Big Bear, renting a house on a small hill near a ski resort and working out at the nearby gym owned by renowned trainer Abel Sanchez. “Thin air, that’s the first reason,” Mercito said. “The second is the (no) distractions, far from friends. Friend are good, but this time I cannot go there. I need to be focused right now … I’ve been boxing since I was 15, now I’m 25. Man, that’s long. I’ve been waiting, and it’s a title fight right now. I’m more focused right now. “We decide to put our training to the next level. High altitude, it’s harder to train here. The sparring is harder, we do more rounds. My dad is here. He helps me.” To that end, one mid-November day, Mercito welcomed visitors into the home shortly before he and his father embarked on a morning run around a loop edging a golf course. That day’s run would be just three miles, because breakfast and a nap would be followed by 14 rounds of sparring at noon. As he...
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