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Mercito Gesta won a 10-round majority decision over Robert Manzanarez in a lightweight bout at The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California

Manzanarez was cut around the right eye in round five.

Gesta, 134.8 lbs of San Diego, CA win by scores of 96-94 twice and 95-95 to raise his mark to 32-2-2. Manzanarez, 134.8 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 35-2.

“I feel good, though I’m surprised he moved so much,” said Mercito Gesta. “I was really eager to cut the distance and hit him. My trainer Freddie [Roach] told me I needed to land more combinations, but it’s clear that Manzanarez is tough and can take a punch. I can’t wait for what’s next.”

“I felt I won this fight,” said Roberto Manzanarez. “I dominated more rounds than Gesta. I kept him at a distance and controlled the pace. I kept touching him with long shots. I want the rematch, but I have to check with my team to see what’s next.”
In a battle of undefeated featherweights, Manny Robles III stopped Edgar Valerio in round nine of a scheduled 10-round bout.

In round three, Robles dropped Valerio with a counter left hook. In round four, Robles was cut over his right eye from an inadvertent elbow.

In round seven, Valerio started to swell around his right eye. In round nine, Robles dropped Valerio with a perfect right to the jaw. After Valerio got up, the two had a furious exchange where Robles landed another right that snapped Valerio’s had back and after a short flurry, the bout was stopped at 2:31.

Robles, 125.4 lbs of Paramount, CA is 16-0 with eight knockouts. Valerio, 126 lbs of South Los Angeles, CA is 13-1.

“This was the most important fight of my career and I took care of business,” said Manny Robles III. “[Valerio] hurt me with that right hand because I got careless, but thanks to my conditioning I recovered quickly. I had a great camp. I won this fight because I had a great game plan. As you can see, we had something special up our sleeve. After a couple more fights, I would love a world title shot.”
Luis Feliciano remained undefeated with a 4th round stoppage over over Daniel Montoya in a scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout.

In round three, Feliciano landed a hard combination that was capped off by a left hook to he body that sent Nontoya to the canvas. In round four, Feliciano dropped Montoya with a right to the body, and the fight was halted at 50 seconds.

Feliciano, 139.8 lbs of Utuado, PR is now 7-0 with 4 knockouts. Montoya, 140 lbs of Tamaulipas, MEX is 11-7.

“I feel great. We’re taking things fight by fight,” said Luis Feliciano. “I’m focused on getting better and better. We work on everything in the gym. That body shot I landed has been something I’ve had since the amateurs. We work on everything so that we have all the bases covered when we get to a championship level.”

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