There was a time, and if it feels like a long time ago now it’s because it kind of is, but there was a time when Mercito Gesta was considered one of the young guns to watch in boxing. Saturday night, with a win over former titlist and Olympian Joseph...
By Jake Donovan - Mercito Gesta rose to the occasion at a time when Joseph Diaz Jr. was in desperate need of a redemption story. An entertaining ten-round main event proved far too difficult for the California judges to properly score. In the end, it...
By Jake Donovan - Whether a fresh start or an entirely new direction, Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz is in desperate need of a makeover. The former IBF junior lightweight titlist is hopeful of a career turnaround beginning with this weekend’s showdown with fring...
Joseph Diaz and Mercito Gesta were prepared to steal the show. They are now tasked with headlining the event. Both boxers embraced the new role as they weighed in for their scheduled 12-round junior welterweight contest. Diaz tipped the scales at a c...
Gilberto Ramirez will have to wait a little longer to rebound from his lone career defeat. Added to his redemption pile is finding a weight at which to safely compete. BoxingScene.com has learned that Ramirez’s light heavyweight bout versus Gab...
The upcoming DAZN show featuring Gilberto Ramirez now has a co-feature and location. Joseph Diaz Jr. and Mercito Gesta have agreed to terms for a lightweight bout, both boxers confirmed through social media. The crossroads affair will land on the und...
In scoring a decisive decision win over former 130-pound titlist Joseph Diaz (32-2-1, 1-1-1 in last three), William Zepeda established new all-time CompuBox records at lightweight for total punches thrown (1,536, exceeding Efren Hinojosa's 1,507 agai...
William Zepeda went more rounds than ever to lodge by far his best win to date. A high-volume attack paved the way for the unbeaten Zepeda to surge past former IBF junior lightweight titlist Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz in a twelve-round, unanimous decision vi...
Diaz, Zepeda Weights Photos Gallery - Ahead of their crossroads clash, former IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. (32-2-1, 15 KOs) and undefeated, rising lightweight division star William “El Camarón'' Zepeda (26-0, 23 KOs)...
Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz and William Zepeda have been respectful throughout fight week, even as each has vowed to kick the other’s ass on Saturday. Their friendly rivalry extended through the obligatory staredown following Friday’s weigh-in, with Diaz i...
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