In an motion packed battle evening, Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (33-3-3, 17 KOs) proved he’s nonetheless within the working as one of many prime fighters in his division with a cut up resolution victory as the brand new predominant occasion attraction. The previous world title contender defeated former world champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. (32-3-1, 15 KOs) in a 10-round tremendous light-weight occasion, with judges scoring the back-and-forth 91-99, 92-98, and 97-93. The Walter Pyramid in Lengthy Seaside hosted the matchup and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I really feel nice concerning the end result,” mentioned Mercito Gesta. “We had our sport plan and I listened to my nook. It was an in depth battle. With Coach Marvin Somodio, I’ve realized that I can transfer round much more and I’m excited to have one other full coaching camp with him. If I had been to decide on my subsequent opponent, I need William “El Camarón” Zepeda subsequent.”
Particular company in attendance included Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy Promotions Companion Bernard Hopkins, Actor Gabriel Soto, Actress Irina Baeva, Singer Chiquis Rivera, Radio persona Eddy “Piolin” Sotelo, Comic Jesus Sepulveda, and numerous Golden Boy Fighters together with Alexis Rocha, Jousce Gonzalez, Blair Cobbs, Angel “Tito” Acosta, Arely Muciño, and others.
In a scorching tremendous light-weight co-main occasion initially scheduled for 10-rounds, Chihuahua, Mexico’s Oscar Duarte (25-1-1, 19 KOs) handed Alex “Chi-City Warmth” Martin (18-5, 6 KOs) of Chicago, Illinois his first knockout defeat of his profession, knocking Martin out at 1:14 within the eighth spherical. The followers cheered as Duarte launched two proper hooks and a straight proper that despatched Martin straight to the mat.
“I really feel very blissful about this victory,” mentioned Oscar Duarte. “That is for Parral, Chihuahua and for all of the followers that got here out in the present day. We had an amazing rival in entrance of us who had great expertise. Being the primary fighter to knock Alex Martin out offers me affirmation about my skills and confidence in having the ability to someday battle for a world title. This victory tells me that I’ve fireplace in my fists and that I’ve the ability financial institution to win a championship.”
In his hardest battle but, just lately signed blue-chip prospect of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Eric Tudor (8-0, 6 KOs) maintained his undefeated standing and gained his eight-round tremendous welterweight battle towards Damoni Cato-Cain (7-1-1, 6 KOs) of Oakland through unanimous resolution. Tudor was minimize within the second spherical on account of an unintentional headbutt. The judges scored it 78-74, 78-74 and 80-72.
Opening up the DAZN broadcast and making his first worldwide televised look, Dalis Kaleioupu (4-0, 3 KOs) of Waianae, Hawaii secured a unanimous victory over Jonathan Perez (40-35, 32 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a four-round tremendous light-weight battle. Perez was deducted a degree in spherical three for punching behind the top and spherical 5 for extreme holding. All three judges scored the battle 60-52 in favor of the Kaleioupu.
Featured on The Golden Boy Combat Night time: Zurdo vs. Rosado Prelims streamed dwell on the Golden Boy Boxing YouTube web page, San Diego’s Jorge Chavez (5-0, 4 KOs) added one other blazing knockout to his file after sending his opponent Bryan Perez (12-17-1, 11 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua to the mat inside the first 30-seconds of the primary spherical of the initially scheduled four-round featherweight battle.
Opening up the Zurdo vs. Rosado battle evening, Los Angeles’s Patricio “Cacahuate” Manuel (2-0) secured a technical knockout victory towards Hien Huynh (1-2) of St. Louis, Missouri. The bout was stopped inside 30-seconds of the fourth spherical on account of a minimize brought on by an unintentional headbutt.
