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Boxing: Food poisoning forces Pinoy fighter Mercito Gesta to pull out of bout

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICYMI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ICYMI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1ShaneMosleyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@1ShaneMosleyJr</a> elevated to the co-main event! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OrtizVargas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OrtizVargas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DAZN_USA</a> tomorrow night! <a href="https://t.co/260HTVvPfB">pic.twitter.com/260HTVvPfB</a></p>— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyBoxing) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing/status/1286496667122823168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Filipino lightweight boxer Mercito Gesta was forced to pull out of his planned fight against undefeated Hector Tanajara after suffering food poisoning, Golden Boy Promotions confirmed on Twitter.</p><p>This forced the promotion to elevate the Shane Mosley Jr. vs. Jeremy Ramos bout set for Saturday as the new co-main event, Golden Boy&#x27;s first card since February.</p><p>The card is slated to take place at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.</p><p>The bout was supposed to be Gesta&#x27;s first since settling for a draw against Carlos Morales in November.</p><p>The US-based Cebuano trained at Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for the bout. At stake was the World Boxing Council (WBC) USNBC lightweight crown.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the<a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong><br/> </div>

<p>Gesta was forced to pull out of his planned fight against undefeated Hector Tanajara after suffering food poisoning, Golden Boy Promotions confirmed on Twitter.<br /> </p>

Gesta was forced to pull out of his planned fight against undefeated Hector Tanajara after suffering food poisoning, Golden Boy Promotions confirmed on Twitter.