Mercito Gesta (34-4-3, 17) was born in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines on October 12, 1987. At the age of 16 years on October 19, 2003, he made his professional boxing debut against Erwin Picardal, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
Gesta's last fight was a 6th-round KO loss to William Zepeda at age 35 on September 16, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Mercito Gesta's best fights have been against Joseph Diaz, Jorge Linares and William Zepeda.
Gesta has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Sep 16, 2023 35 years, 11 months 34-4-3 (17) | 27 years, 3 months 28-0 (24) | LT | 6 | KO | LOSS |
40  | Mar 18, 2023 35 years, 5 months 34-3-3 (17) | 30 years, 3 months 32-3-1 (15) | LT | 10 | SD | WIN |
39 | Apr 21, 2022 34 years, 6 months 33-3-3 (17) | Joel Diaz Jr. | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Nov 14, 2019 32 years, 1 months 32-3-3 (17) | Carlos Morales | 6 | TD | DRAW | |
37 | Mar 21, 2019 31 years, 5 months 32-3-2 (17) | Juan Antonio Rodriguez | 9 | KO | LOSS | |
36 | Jun 14, 2018 30 years, 8 months 32-2-2 (17) | Robert Manzanarez | LT | 10 | MD | WIN |
35  | Jan 27, 2018 30 years, 3 months 31-2-2 (17) | 32 years, 5 months 43-3 (27) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
34 | Jul 15, 2017 29 years, 9 months 31-1-2 (17) | Martin Honorio | 8 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Apr 1, 2017 29 years, 5 months 30-1-2 (16) | Gilberto Gonzalez Garcia | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Oct 3, 2015 27 years, 11 months 29-1-2 (16) | Miguel Angel Mendoza | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Apr 30, 2015 27 years, 6 months 28-1-2 (16) | Carlos Molina | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
30 | Jul 18, 2014 26 years, 9 months 28-1-1 (16) | Luis Arceo | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
29 | Apr 11, 2014 26 years, 5 months 27-1-1 (15) | Edgar Riovalle | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | Dec 8, 2012 25 years, 1 months 26-1-1 (14) | 25 years, 11 months 32-3 (13) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
27 | Aug 3, 2012 24 years, 9 months 26-0-1 (14) | Ty Barnett | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Apr 14, 2012 24 years, 6 months 25-0-1 (13) | Oscar Cuero | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Nov 11, 2011 24 years 24-0-1 (12) | Ricardo Dominguez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Sep 17, 2011 23 years, 11 months 23-0-1 (12) | Manuel Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Jul 9, 2011 23 years, 8 months 22-0-1 (12) | Jorge Pimentel | 3 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Feb 18, 2011 23 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (11) | Genaro Trazancos | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
21 | Oct 22, 2010 23 years 20-0-1 (10) | Ivan Valle | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 20, 2010 22 years, 10 months 19-0-1 (9) | Genaro Trazancos | 7 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 4, 2010 22 years, 7 months 18-0-1 (8) | Oscar Meza | LT | 4 | RTD | WIN |
18 | Feb 25, 2010 22 years, 4 months 17-0-1 (7) | Cristian Favela | 8 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 10, 2009 21 years, 8 months 16-0-1 (7) | Devarise Crayton | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | May 21, 2009 21 years, 7 months 15-0-1 (6) | Alain Hernandez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 7, 2008 21 years 14-0-1 (5) | Cristian Favela | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Apr 18, 2008 20 years, 6 months 13-0-1 (5) | Benito Zepeda | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 4, 2007 19 years, 11 months 12-0-1 (4) | Carlos Vinan | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 4, 2007 19 years, 9 months 11-0-1 (3) | Carlos Madrid | 6 | MD | WIN | |
11 | Dec 16, 2005 18 years, 2 months 10-0-1 (3) | Leo Escobido | 7 | TD | WIN | |
10 | Nov 5, 2005 18 years 9-0-1 (3) | Rey Llagas | 2 | TD | DRAW | |
9 | Sep 25, 2005 17 years, 11 months 9-0 (3) | Pablo Boy Guevarra | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Aug 13, 2005 17 years, 10 months 8-0 (3) | Chris Dujali | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jun 12, 2005 17 years, 8 months 7-0 (3) | Roldan Malinao | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 10, 2004 17 years, 1 months 6-0 (2) | Erwin Picardal | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | May 21, 2004 16 years, 7 months 5-0 (1) | Sherwin Daguhoy | 6 | MD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 18, 2004 16 years, 6 months 4-0 (1) | Sherwin Daguhoy | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 25, 2004 16 years, 5 months 3-0 (1) | Renato Nival | 4 | MD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 7, 2004 16 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Terry Tayao | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 19, 2003 16 years 1-0 (0) | Erwin Picardal | 4 | UD | WIN |
