Yamileth Mercado

Yamileth Mercado retained her WBC super bantamweight world championship for the third time, beating a brave and always dangerous Isis Vargas by unanimous decision, in the main event of the show presented by Zanfer and 2M Promotions in Chihuahua, and broadcast by Azteca 7. Mercado (19-3, 5 KO's) was always...

Yamileth Mercado and her team are calling for action to be taken against the corner of her most recent conqueror. The promoters for the reigning WBC junior featherweight titlist have lodged a formal complaint with the Ohio State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions against Jordan Maldonado, the head trainer/manager/brother-in-law of pound-for-pound star Amanda Serrano. In a letter obtained by BoxingScene.com and first reported by ESPN Deportes’ Salvador ‘Chava’ Rodriguez, Mercado’s co-promoters Zanfer Boxing and 2M Box Promotions took issue with the manner in which Maldanado conducted himself in the aftermath of Serrano’s victory over Mercado.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs), one of the most decorated fighters in women’s boxing history, scored a dominating unanimous decision over tough Mexican warrior Yamileth Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs). The WBC/WBO featherweight titleholder defended her belts against Mercado, the WBC 122-pound belt holder, with scores of 97-93, 98-92, and 99-91 in the ten-round bout.

When putting together this card, Jake Paul and his business partners were determined to have two talented women fight in the co-main event. With women’s boxing being at its best in some time, he had many fighters to choose from. Ultimately, Paul and Showtime landed on seven-division champion Amanda Serrano and super bantamweight titlist Yamileth Mercado. After the decision was made, Serrano thanked Paul for the opportunity and promised to make her fight the highlight of the night.

Amanda Serrano continued to prove she’s one of the best women’s boxers on the planet as she earned a lopsided decision over Yamelith Mercado in Cleveland on Sunday night. To her credit, Mercado hung tough for the first half of the fight but relentless pressure and volume striking from Serrano just continued to chip away at her defense. By the time the fight was in the final round, Serrano was just taking aim and firing while Mercado was doing everything possible to stay on her feet.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – YouTuber-turned-prize fighter Jake Paul continued his foray into professional boxing on Sunday, scoring a split-decision win over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,000 fans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The eight-round cruiserweight bout was the main event of live SHOWTIME PPV telecast.

CLEVELAND – Amanda Serrano continued to prove Sunday night why she is one of the best female boxers, pound-for-pound, in the sport. The seven-division champion out-classed a reluctant Yamileth Mercado throughout their 10-round, 126-pound title fight at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Serrano seemingly shut out Mercado, but judges Stacy Blevins (98-92), Dana DePaolo (99-91) and Jaime Garayua (97-93) scored eight, nine and seven rounds, respectively, for Brooklyn’s Serrano.

We learned the date this past weekend, and now Showtime’s revealed the location and part of the supporting cast. Their August 29th Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley card will take place at Cleveland, Ohio’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (home of the Cavaliers) and see Amanda Serrano defend her featherweight titles against WBC super bantamweight champ Yamileth Mercado.

Yamileth Mercado defeated Angelica Rascon by 10-round unanimous decision Saturday night at the Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo in Chihuahua, Mexico. Scores were 96-92, 97-91, and 98-90 for Mercado, who improves to 18-2 (5 knockouts) and successfully defended her WBC junior featherweight title. In her previous fight, on February 6, the...