Mercito Gesta to face Joseph Diaz for DAZN main event | TFC News California, USA
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Punches will be thrown at the Cal State Long Beach Water Pyramid on Saturday night.
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After the original main event with Gilberto Ramirez and Gabe Rosado scrapped due to Ramirez's failure to make weight,
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the fight between Filipino Marcito No Mercy Hesta and former champion Mexican-American Joseph Jojo Diaz Jr.
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has been upgraded to the main event for the Golden Boy DaZone Card.
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It's really good. I had a good, great camp. So another day, another time to fight.
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Marcito, he's a tough competitor and he's an experienced veteran inside the ring.
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And I know that this fight, once I go out there and just walk him down and get past him, I'm going to just open up a lot of doors.
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I'm very, very confident in what I'm going to do come Saturday night.
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I'm going to be explosive. I'm going to be aggressive and it's going to be an action-packed fight.
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Hesta, who holds a 33-3-3 record, last fought in April, upsetting a favorite, Joel Diaz.
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Hesta has challenged for world titles twice.
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Jojo Diaz, a 2012 Olympian, has lost his past two fights.
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The 30-year-old's record is at 32-3-1.
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For both super lightweights, a win on Saturday could put them back into world title contention.
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It's almost like a crossroad fight as well.
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And like I said, only the fighters know what they have to go through to be in this position.
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And they know exactly what a win means for their career.
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So, again, may the best man win. Go out there, fight hard, and just give it your all.
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At 35 years old, with 39 professional fights, Marcito Hesta is not getting any younger.
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However, at this phase of his career, he says he's feeling as good as ever.
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I still feel good.
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And I think what really helped is because I don't have any bad habits.
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I don't drink. I don't, you know, I take care of my body.
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And, you know, like I said, there's no, I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't do anything.
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And all I do is just eat healthy and being in shape.
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And that helps a lot.
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So, I still feel good.
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You know, I'm thinking that I hope that it will continue that way while I'm still strong.
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Giving Hesta more inspiration, his wife Summer gave birth to their first son last year.
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Definitely having a baby is such a motivation.
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I'm happy fighting there knowing that I'm doing this not just by myself.
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Now I have a baby, I have this family.
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So, it's an extra boost, you know, it's a wonderful feeling.
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Both fighters tipped the scales on Friday with Hesta weighing in at 137.2 pounds
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and Diaz coming in at 139.4 pounds.
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This is the first time the Walter Pyramid will host a boxing match.
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The fight will be televised on DAZN.
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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, Long Beach, California.
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For more information, visit www.dazn.com
