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Budding lightweight prospect Mercito ‘No Mercy’ Gesta saw his name thrust into the headlines earlier this week when a rumor leaked that the Mandaue City, Philippines-born fighter was being considered as a possible opponent for lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez this coming July at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
This past Saturday night, a shameful act went down in Corpus Christi, Texas.
For the past few weeks there had been a definite buzz in the air inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California. One of Garcia’s prized pupils, former champion Brandon Rios, has been chomping at the bit for a possible showdown with Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa but while the enthusiasm was high from his end, the days went by without the fight becoming signed.
It’s hard to believe that featherweight contender Bernabe Concepcion is just 24 years old when taking in the rollercoaster ride he has been on the past few years.
Earlier this week I crossed paths with Floyd Mayweather Sr. at Johnny Tocco’s on the east side of Las Vegas.
On Wednesday afternoon I swung by the Fight Capital Gym in Las Vegas to check out some sparring between lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and junior lightweight hopeful Lonnie Smith. Bogere is preparing for a February 25th fight on the undercard of the HBO showcase between former champions Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana while Smith meets up with Vicente Escobedo one weekend later.
It was recently revealed by Zanfer Promotions that lineal lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will be returning to the ring this April against Argentina's Cesar Cuenca. Despite suffering a majority-decision loss this past November to Manny Pacquiao in their trilogy bout, Marquez’ stock is still extremely high because of how well he fought on that night, with several people favoring him after twelve rounds of action.
The next opponent for Manny Pacquiao looks to be set, as WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley finds himself with his biggest opportunity to date as a professional.
Despite seeing his health be a concern in recent years because of an ongoing battle with a lung disease called sarcoidosis, Floyd Mayweather Sr. has been keeping himself relatively busy these days with a select group of fighters.
Former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan recently received some good news when he came through with a coveted May 19th rematch with Lamont Peterson. This past December, Peterson pulled off one of 2011’s biggest upsets with his split-decision over Khan on HBO’s airwaves but it was uncertain whether or not a return bout was in the works.