Mercado vs. Guzman WBC Title Clash on February 6 in Mexico Thu Jan 28, 2021, 02:30 AM EST
World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion, Yamileth “Yeimi” Mercado, will make the first defense of her title, against her compatriot, Alejandra “Rockera” Guzman, top of the bill on Saturday, February 6, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Mercado (16-2-0, 5 KO’s) and Guzmán (11-1-2, 5 KO’s) will arrive in a great moment. The world champion comes from knocking out Irasema Rayas in four rounds, in a fight in which she suffered a broken nose after an accidental clash of heads.
She overcome this and accomplished a grueling camp in Los Mochis, shared with world champions and gym mates, Miguel Berchelt and Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada, with whom she even sparred.
(JAN 17) Yamileth Yeimi Mercado, the youngest world sovereign in Mexican pugilism, works in the Cochules gym in Los Mochis, as part of the team of world champions by prominent coach Alfredo Caballero who moved from their usual camp, in Hermosillo, due to freezing temperatures.
The WBC s super- bantamweight queen recalled that the pandemic forced the cancellation of her mandatory defense, a week after being held last March in Chihuahua, against Zambian native Catherine Phiri. On September 25, in Tijuana, Yeimi knocked out Irasema Rayas in four rounds, but suffered a double nose fracture from an accidental headbutt. This blew up the project of a big fight