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ARUM BELIEVES GESTA IS NEXT BIG FILIPINO STAR
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum believes that Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta is the ?next big Filipino boxing star.? Arum made the prediction on the eve of the 23 year old southpaw?s debut under Top Rank on the undercard of th  
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Pacquiao okays unlimited random testing
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao has somewhat given in to the demands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Top Rank chief Bob Arum told the website ESPN that Pacquiao will agree to ?unlimited random (blood) testing (to be) done by a responsible, neutral organization.? Arum said the US Anti-Doping Agen  Read Full Story >>>

Fueled by Pinoy food at Teta Celia's, Mercito Gesta faces "show time" in ring
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
TORRANCE, CALIF.--Having satiated his post weigh-in hunger pangs with a tray load of Pinoy food favorites at the down home, nearby the hotel ?Teta Celia? (Aunt Celia) Restaurant, a relaxed but ready to rumble Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta was just counting down the hours and minutes to combat Friday nigh  Read Full Story >>>

Earned Respect: Mercito Gesta set for Top Rank debut against Jorge Pimentel
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Interaksyon, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
When he left his hometown of Mandaue in Cebu, Philippines, back in 2006 as part of a contingent of boxing prospects brought to Los Angeles by Manny Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz in behalf of MP Promotions, 23-year-old undefeated lightweight boxer Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (21-0-1, 11KOs) wasn't qu  Read Full Story >>>

GIANT KILLER BAUTISTA, SUAREZ LOSE IN QUEST FOR GOLD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
Giant killer Ian Clark Bautista and team captain Charly Suarez lost in their bid for gold medals at the 21st President?s Cup boxing tournament held at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta late Friday. However, female boxers Jose Gabuco and Nesthy Petecio overcame tough opponents to win g  Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez The Dreamer
By Mark F. Villanueva, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

Back when I was small I would get up early in the morning and watch the vacant streets of where we once lived, tracing it far past my cousin's house and that huge Star Apple tree, far down to the river. Watching from our roof  
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ARUM TO GIVE MELLIGEN ONE MORE CHANCE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is willing to give Filipino welterweight Mark Jason Melligen one more chance to prove his worth after his shocking 9th round knockout loss to Argentine Sebastian Andres Lujan in San Antonio, Texa  
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Images: Brandon Rios and Antillon face off again; Mercito Gesta weighs 137
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

Moments ago inside of the Holliday Inn in Torrance, California, the participants for this weekend?s Top Rank card from the Home Depot Center all weighed in. The Showtime-telev  
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'No Mercy' Gesta weighs in for his Top Rank debut
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
CALIFORNIA ? Sporting a new haircut to represent both the Philippines and his adopted home of San Diego, California, Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta and his opponent Jorge Pimentel tipped the scales Friday afternoon in preparation for the much-anticipated debut of the undefeated Cebuano fighter. The 23-  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao Opens Up His Own Online Line Store
By Timothy James, MP8.ph, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
Manny Pacquiao has opened his own Online Store on his Official Website www.Mp8.ph. There is a lot of counterfeit items out there. People making money off the champs name without his permission or blessing. Even worse- there are many people on E-Bay counterfeiting his signature- somehow even getti  Read Full Story >>>

Marquez vows to die trying
By Hermie Rivera, Manila Standard Today, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
JUAN Marquez lost a decision (March 15, 2008) the last time he battled Manny Pacquiao. Earlier, (May 8, 2004) he got up from three knockdowns to eke out a draw verdict with the current toast of boxlandia. Now, they?ll tear each other?s throat at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, a  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather May Fight Amir Khan Next, Not Manny Pacquiao
By Ginamarie Russo, International Business Times, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25KO), who is scheduled to face Victor Ortiz (29-2, 22 KO) on September 19, appears to be in early discussions for a possible 2012 fight against WBA super lightweight champion, Amir Khan (25-1, 17KO). Though the idea of Mayweather facing the young British champion woul  Read Full Story >>>

The Hurting Kind: Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon Preview
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios and Urbano Antillon threaten to turn the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, into an oversized abattoir when they meet tomorrow night over 12?or, most likely, less?rounds for some BMX lightweight title or other. Antillon, 28-2 (20), is as much as a four to one underdo  Read Full Story >>>

Boxer Victor Ortiz is starting to demand respect
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
Welterweight boxer Victor Ortiz is barely beginning his run of fame and fortune and already there's a book title just waiting for him: "From Living in Trailers to Flying on Lear Jets." Ortiz is the current World Boxing Council champion, having knocked the title out of Andre Berto's able hands in  Read Full Story >>>

GESTA - 137 LBS; PIMENTEL - 135 LBS.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

July 8, 2011, Los Angeles, Ca. --- (L-R) Top Rank's newly-signed undefeated Filipino Lightweight sensation Mercito Gesta and Jorge Pimental of Mexico weigh in ( Gesta 137 lb, Pimentel 135 lb) for their upcoming featur  
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RIOS - 135 LBS, ANTILLON - 134.75 LBS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

July 8, 2011, Los Angeles, Ca. -- (L-R) Undefeated WBA Lightweight champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios, Oxnard, Ca. and top-rated contender Urbano Antillon, Maywood, Ca. weigh in (Rios 135 lb, Antillon 134.75 lb) for the  
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THE FIELD OF FOOTBALL DREAMS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011

The superb showing of the popular Philippine Azkals in their smashing 4-0 victory over a hapless Sri Lanka team last Sunday in the second leg of the 2014 World Cup qualifier after being held to 1-1 draw on the rocky field at the Sugat  
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Freddie Roach: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao dream fight probably will remain just that
By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Freddie Roach said he expects to be in the opposite corner, training a Floyd Mayweather opponent, sometime in 2012. He just doesn't expect that opponent to be Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao's trainer now expresses strong reservations about the likelihood of what potentially could   Read Full Story >>>

Gamboa, Ponce De Leon pitted Sept. 10
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
The Top Rank-Golden Boy cold war, which has robbed boxing fans of several marquee matchups during the past two years, is effectively over now that boxing's leading promotional companies, long bitter rivals, have reached an agreement to match featherweights Yuriorkis Gamboa and Daniel Ponce De Leon o  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao; Please, Just Say No!
By Keith Terceira, 8countnews, Sat, 09 Jul 2011
The longer the deadlock continues between mega-stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. the more time I?ve had to think about the consequences of what Mayweather is asking Pacquiao to agree to. First we have to assume that the truth has been presented to us the fan, which is often not the   Read Full Story >>>


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