By Chris Williams: If Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has his way his unbeaten Top Rank stable fighter Mercito Gesta (26-0-1, 14 KO’s) will be fighting for a world title against IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (31-3, 13 KO’s) as the co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez card on December 8th. For Gesta, #5 IBF, #5 WBA, to get the title shot against Vazquez it will require that Vazquez successfully defend his International Boxing Federation title against #6 IBF Marvin Quintera later on this month on October 27th.
Arum told the Manila Standard “If he [Vazquez] wins that fight and comes out unscathed then he is scheduled to fight Gesta for the lightweight title on December 8th. That would be the co-feature. It’s interesting that in each of the two fights is a Mexican against a Filipino.”