On December 8, 2012, Miguel Vázquez (32-3, 13 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against Filipino challenger, Mercito Gesta (26-0-1, 14 KOs).
Miguel Vázquez is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Marvin Quintero, 1 month and 11 days ago. Mercito Gesta is on a 17-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Ty Barnett, 4 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Miguel Vázquez at 99-1 winning odds. Mercito Gesta really doesn't have much to present against Vázquez.
Miguel Vázquez defeated Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Vázquez improves his record to 33-3, while Gesta adds a loss to his record at 26-1-1.