Story & photos by Felipe Leon
The story is as old as the Marquess of Queensberry rules in boxing, young man from impoverished area of a third world nation, without any bright lights in his future, looks towards earning his riches in the sweet science.
When your homeland is the Philippines, the blueprint has been set in stone by one Manny Pacquiao, the most popular worldwide fighter at the moment. Although 22-year-old undefeated lightweight Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (17-0-1, 7 KOs) admires Pacquiao and all he has done, Gesta knows he has his own trail to blaze . . . Click here for more
