Gesta faces Lorenzo July 9 | Inquirer News

Gesta faces Lorenzo July 9

/ 07:56 AM July 01, 2011

TOP LIGHTWEIGHT prospect Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta of Labogon, Mandaue City will fight Francisco “El Ahogado” Lorenzo of the Dominican Republic on July 9 (U.S. West Coast Time) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, USA.

This will be Gesta’s first bout since he signed a promotional contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions.

The 23-year-old Filipino southpaw, who has a record of 21-0-1 (win-loss-draw) with 11 knockout wins, has been training at the Wild Card gym and sparring with WBA lt.welterweight champ Amir Khan.

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Lorenzo (36-10-0, 10 KOs) is an aging warrior at 39 years old but has faced top-notch opposition including Erik “El Terrible” Morales, Jorge Linares and Nate Campbell.

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Lorenzo lost in his attempt to win the WBC superfeatherweight world title in 2008 against Humberto Soto of Mexico by unanimous decision.

The Gesta-Lorenzo fight will be in the undercard of the WBA lightweight title bout between defending champion Brandon Rios and Urbano Antillon.  Correspondent Rene Bonsubre

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