Matchroom continues to reload its U.S. steady.
The worldwide promotional outfit introduced its current signing of blue-chip prospect Ernesto ‘Tito’ Mercado. The 22-year-old junior welterweight was available through the Aug. 31 Diego Pacheco-Maciej Sulecki DAZN present in Carson, California. Each events confirmed the partnership.
“Undoubtedly on monitor for superstardom,” Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn stated of his newest signing. “Combat information incoming for Tito. Large issues coming!”
Mercado (16-0, 15 knockouts) was the main candidate for 2023 Prospect of the Yr, and the award winner for BoxingScene.com. He fought and received 5 occasions on the yr to earn these accolades.
The yr noticed his lone distance combat, a lopsided ten-round victory over Xolisani Ndongeni final July 8 in Managua, Nicaragua. Mercado racked up knockouts in his different 4 outings. He went into the seventh spherical for the primary time earlier than he put away Jose Angulo final February 4 in Ontario, California. That was adopted by a first-round stoppage of former title challenger Hank Lundy final April.
A ten-round unanimous choice over Ndongeni was one and completed as Mercado rapidly resumed his knockout methods. He turned heads along with his second-round stoppage of sturdy and hard-hitting Jeremia Nakathila.
Three extra knockout wins have graced his energetic 2024 marketing campaign. Most just lately, Mercado stopped Hector Sarmiento (21-3) within the third spherical on a July 27 DAZN present in Detroit, Michigan.
Your complete run got here with out the advantage of a serious promoter or televised platform behind him. That has modified exponentially. Mercado, skilled and managed by his father ‘Neto’, now believes he has the muscle behind him to advance to the subsequent stage.
“Clearly to turn into world champion is each fighter’s dream,” Mercado advised reporters throughout Saturday’s media scrum. “However I need to turn into a celebrity.
“I need to construct with Matchroom, get a number of titles, combat everywhere in the world and conquer with Matchroom. That’s simply my dream.”
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