Gesta vs Crayton is Set After Damien Fuller Suffers Injury

Undefeated Filipino sensation Mercito Gesta (15-0-1, 6 KO’s) will face a new opponent in his eight round featured bout at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego on July 10.

In the fight card titled "Havoc at the Hard Rock II: No Mercy" Gesta will now face Devarious Crayton ( 9-5-2, 2 KO’s) of Orlando, Florida after a shoulder injury in during training forced veteran Damien Fuller (30-6-1, 14 KO’s) from Detroit to unfortunately pullout of the fight which was expected to be a tough test for Gesta.

However, Crayton is coming off a confidence-boosting 3rd round knockout over Michael Mendez of Puerto Rico and is likely to go for broke against Gesta. Crayton is also a southpaw.

Gesta who is trained by Carl Penalosa, brother of former two-division world champions Gerry and Dodie Boy Penalosa moved from Liloan, Cebu where he was in the Stonewall Boxing Gym of American Terry Carter is now based in Chula Vista, California.

Gesta is coming off a spectacular 1st round TKO over Mexico’s Alain "Konan" Hernandez, Tijuana’s 2008 "Prospect of the Year."

Gesta trapped Hernandez against the ropes and threw a flurry of unanswered punches forcing referee Pat Russell to call a halt at :44 seconds of the opening round.

Rogue Boxing Promotions president Derek Pierce said "It is unfortunate that Damien Fuller will not be able to be part of our fight card. We wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully we can have him fight again in San Diego in the future."

Also seeing action on what promises to be an exciting fight card will be the "San Diego Sensation" Sergio Espinoza (16-5-1, 5KO) who is once again striving to break into the world rankings.