Mercito Gesta wins 8th round TKO Ringside at Del Mar

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Last night at the "Ringside at Del Mar" show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (27-1, 15 KOs) defeated Mexico's Edgar "Basuras" Riovalle (37-18-2, 26 KOs) by way of an 8-round TKO.  The event, which sold over 1200 tickets, was brought to you by Paco Presents in association with A&T Gym, Don Chargin, and San Diego-based Barron Entertainment.

 

Gesta looked fast as he marched his way back into the win column.  The bout was stopped at the 2:13 mark of round 8.  With the victory, Gesta will look to get back into title contention. 

 

"I'm happy with my performance," said Gesta. "I wanted to get the victory by any means and I took him out of there.  I was a little rusty but I shook that rust off last night.  I know if I continue to work hard I'll get back on top. My goal is to work my way back into another world title shot.  I want to thank all my fans who came out to support me."

 

Undercard results:

 

Ruiz UD4 Venegas

 

Smalls UD4 Haigood

 

Ramos UD4 Silva

 

Ceballos TKO3 Reynolds 2:21

 

Hood SD4 Gesta (38-37, 38-36, 38-36)

 

The "Ringside at Del Mar" live boxing event was sponsored in part by 7UP, Joel Diaz Training Camp, El Latino Newspaper, 2014 Fab Fair, Rincon del Mar Restaurant, Virtual Tax Solutions, Cotixan Mexican Food, Mi Familia Market, Elite Pro Fit, and MyAttorney911.

 

Weights From Ringside At Del Mar

Gesta 139.5 Riovalle 136 Jorge Ruiz 126 Oscar Venegas 126 Prince Smalls 126 Michael Haigood 125 Roque Ramos 128.5 Luis Silva 130 Manuel Ceballos 174 Jamel Reynolds 176 Anecito Gesta 130.5 Riccy Hood 132 Presented by: Paco Presents, A&T GYM, Don Chargin and Barron Entertainment  Matchmaker: Jorge Marron Announcer: Benny Ricardo

SOURCE: Mario Serrano  Publicist - Barron Entertainment