San Diego Fight and San Diego Boxing
According to Fightnews.com, WBC #14 super featherweight contender Joksan Hernandez (21-2, 14 KOs) destroyed Ira Terry (24-4, 14 KOs) with a big right hand in the first round on Saturday night at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico. Time was 2:32. Legendary two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0, 5 KOs) punished veteran Jose Angel Beranza [...]
By Esteban Walters From Tuscon, AZ, at the Casino del Sol, Don Chargin Productions in association with Golden Boy Promotions, Jorge Marron Productions and Tecate Cerveza Con Caracter, presented “Solo Boxeo Tecate.” In the main event, WBO NABO Youth lightweight champion Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (19-0-1, 9KOs) defeated Genaro Trazancos (22-12-1, 13KOs) by 7th round [...]
Securely postioned in the second spot of the WBC featherweight rankings, the unbeaten Juan Carlos Burgos (25-0, 18KOs) of Tijuana, MX, will take part of the mega fight card headlined by the super star Erik “Terrible” Morales on September 11th. “MiniBurgos” will face Filipino Joan De Guai (10-11-4, 2KOs). “My promoter won the bid for [...]
By Michelle Chong YES, in these photos from Wednesday, Antonio Margarito and the “Tijuana Tornado” team are all smiling. But NO, as you’ve heard by now the former champ did not receive a new license to box in the State of California. The exclusive pics were taken during the first break of the special California [...]
With a fight card shock full of hometown up and coming prospects, Baja Boxing returns this Saturday night to Tijuana, MX’s Municipal Auditorium. The multi-fight card is billed as “KO Against Child Cancer” and proceeds go towards the Castro Limon Foundation which helps fight the deadly disease and give a better life for those children [...]
For unbeaten Filipino lightweight sensation Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (18-0-1, 8KOs), its only a matter of time before he challenges for a world title. After capturing the vacant WBO NABO Youth lightweight title via a 4th round TKO over the game Oscar Meza earlier this year, Gesta feels that a full blown title shot is [...]
By Barbara Pinella There is a new young gun in the Featherweight division, 19-year-old Randy Caballero. If you go to see Caballero fight, don’t stop to get a drink first. If you do, the chances are you will miss him. He has had four professional fights and in those four fights he has fought the [...]
San Diego’s adopted son by way of Mandaue City (Cebu), Phillipines, Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta is one of the hottest young Filipino phenoms on the brink of prominence. The 22-Year-old southpaw fighter is 18-0-1 with 8 knockouts and arrived in the US in 2006 when he was brought over by Top Rank Boxing and adviser [...]
Mexican legend Erik Morales, who came out of retirement to face Jose Alfaro earlier this year, is now taking on Scotland’s Willie Limond. Limond, who nearly beat Amir Khan several years ago, is flying to Mexico City, MX, on September 11, 2010, to face “El Terrible”. Limond, (33-2, 8KOs) gained some respect when he was [...]
According to Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito can be officially announced in a press conference in Dallas, TX, on August 31st. Cowboys Stadium is the #1 choice to hold the much anticipated match up after Las Vegas was dropped from the list. Last March, the Pacquiao-Clottey [...]
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