Jose Benavidez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
In a dazzling display of ring generalship and crisp, accurate punching, Mercito Getsa extended his pro ring record to 23-0-1 with a wide, 10 round decision over rugged Manuel Perez Saturday night at the Blue Water Hotel & Casino.
The worlds of Mercito Gesta and Jose Benavidez Jr. were just meant to collide. Between Gesta’s signing with Benavidez’s promoter, Top Rank, and the duo migrating from their respective hometowns to spar at Hollywood’s Wild Card Gym, putting them on separate bouts on the same card in Parker, Ariz., tonight would seem inevitable.
Undefeated Jose Benavidez and tough Dedrick Bell weigh in (Benavidez 141.5 lb, Bell 139.5 lb) for their upcoming Super Lightweight feature fight on the 'Top Rank Live' Fox Sports Network televised show, Saturday, Sept. 17 at the BlueWater Resort & Casino in Parker,Az. Photos by German Villasenor/Showdown Promotions/Top Rank.
Junior welterweight prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. will have a new opponent in the Top Rank Live co-feature this Saturday in Parker, Ariz., according to the fighter’s father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr.
PARKER, Ariz. – There are two great Filipino fighters in the world today, but only one is undefeated. His name is Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (22-0-1, 12 KOs), and on Saturday, September 17, he will headline “BATTLE AT BLUEWATER 2,” a card presented by Showdown Promotions, in association with Top Rank Inc., and televised nationally by Fox Sports.
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. has signed a contract with Steven Feder of Standing Eight to co-manage him.
When Amir Khan spars with Manny Pacquiao, it is a truly mutually beneficial experience.
Hollywood, Ca. --- Future Top Rank stars : undefeated Lightweight Jose Benavidez Jr. (L) and Super Lightweight Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (R) battle during an intense sparring session at the Wildcard Boxing Club in Hollywood,Ca. Monday. Both fighters are in preparations for their upcoming fights on Top Rank's "Top Rank Live" - FSN televised card, Saturday,Sept. 17 from the BlueWater Resort & Casino in Parker, Az. Gesta will box in the main event and Benavidez Jr. will be featured in the first televised bout. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
On September 17th, one of the biggest fights of the year will go down when undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces off with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lost in the fight’s excitement has been the fact that another one of boxing’s rising stars will be stepping back into the ring a few hundred miles away in Parker, Arizona when Jose Benavidez Jr. steps back into the ring.
Tickets are on sale for the Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rafael Marquez world title fight on Saturday, October 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Nishioka, from Tokyo, will defend his WBC Super Bantamweight title against Marquez of Mexico City in the Marquee Ballroom at the MGM Grand. This will be Nishioka's sixth world title defense. He has a record of 38-4-3, 24 KOs. Marquez is 40-6, 36 KOs.