Photos from Mercito Gesta's ninth-round knockout of Ty Barnett, and Jesse Magdaleno's impressive stoppage of Aldimar Santos in the second round on Friday Night Fights.
Unbeaten lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta stopped Ty Barnett in the ninth round of their Friday Night Fights main events at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
Lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta will either confirm or discount early comparisons to Manny Pacquiao when he faces Ty Barnett in the main event of a Friday Night Fights broadcast from the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas on Friday.
Junior welterweight Mercito Gesta, of the Philippines, will put his unbeaten record on the line against American prospect Ty Barnett on Aug. 3.
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A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.
Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.
Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.
Richard Schaefer has proposed a junior welterweight unification tournament involving Danny Garcia, Zab Judah, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan.
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