Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (31-2-2, 17 KOs), the former world title challenger of Cebu, Philippines will battle 135-pound contender Roberto “Tito” Manzanarez (35-1, 28 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona in a 10-round fight for the NABO Lightweight Title in the main event of the June 14 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.  ESPN

Tomorrow night from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, TGB Promotions returns with a card televised on Showtime as WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. takes on Joseph Diaz Jr. Weights listed below Gary Russell 125.5 vs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 126

Rising lightweight knockout artist Romero “Ruthless” Duno (17-1, 14 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines defeated Gilberto “Flaco” Gonzalez (27-5, 22 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico via 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of the May 17 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Duno landed the harder shots in

Split-T Management has signed undefeated junior lightweight contender Erick De Leon to an exclusive managerial contract. De Leon, 26 years old of Detroit by way of Sabina Nuevo Leon, Mexico has a record of 17-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Before turning professional, De Leon was a three-time (2009-2011) National Golden Gloves champion as

Stevenson vs Badou Jack [SHOWTIME, Saturday, 10 PM EST] Adonis Stevenson has one of the most unlikable pasts and presents in the sport of boxing from his conviction of being a pimp as well as essentially being named fighter of the year in 2013 and then going on to fight

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. ET for the highly-anticipated WBO Light Heavyweight World Title showdown between two-time champ Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) and long-time #1 contender Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (23-0, 11 KOs) which takes place Saturday, August 4 at the Etess Arena at the brand-new Hard Rock

Tomorrow night from Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, CA, Golden Boy Promotions returns with a Thursday night card which will take place on ESPN2 Romero Duno 134.6 vs. Gilberto Gonzalez 134.8 Oscar Duarte 134.8 vs. Rey Perez 134.8 Francisco Esparza 125.6 vs. Edgar Cantu 125 Jaba Khositashvili 169 vs. Fabian

Author’s Note In A Requiem For a Nun, the great American author William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past”. To me, it just feels like yesterday, but three years ago this month, I traveled to the most dangerous slums in the Philippines called Tondo