The boxing world may still have to digest the thought of naming unbeaten lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta (24-0-1, 12 KOs) an elite contender in the division, but his recent solid performance over two-time world title challenger Ricardo Dominguez (34-8-2, 21 KOs) just made his case a plausible act. Gesta has all the things to make him a big star in the immediate future. He is talented, young, and eager to make it to the bigger stage.
But apart from all the gifts that he already has, his contract with Top Rank Promotions, one of the biggest boxing promotional companies in the US, is the young Filipino boxer?s ticket to stardom. Not to mention his growing fan base thanks mainly to fans of Manny Pacquiao who are on the lookout for potential successors once the Pacman calls it a career.
The Mandaue City native, now fighting out of San Diego, California, had a perfect 2011 campaign and will soon get back to the drawing board to plan his 2012 run after his well-deserved vacation in the Philippines, Gesta?s manager and assistant trainer Vince Parra revealed to this writer.
The Dominguez fight was a clear step up in terms of competition, something fans and critics have been clamoring for in a while. For Parra, it is a sign of good things to come from the boxer known as ?No Mercy?.
