Yamileth Mercado

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Yamileth Mercado
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26) [1]
Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, México [1]
NationalityMexican
Other namesYeimi [1]
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox [2]
Boxing record [3]
Total fights27
Wins24
Wins by KO5
Losses3

Almendra Yamileth Mercado Duarte (born 16 March 1998) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the WBC female super-bantamweight title since 2019.

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Professional career

Mercado made her professional debut on 19 July 2014, scoring a first-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Yoatzin Meraz at the Gimnasio Municipal in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico. [4] She had one more fight in 2014–a UD win against Susana Uribe in December [5] –before securing three more wins in 2015; technical knockout (TKO) wins over Karla Valenzuela in March [6] and Estefania Talamantes in August; [7] followed by an eight-round UD win over Lesly Morales in November. [8]

She had two wins over Diana Gutierrez in 2016–a third-round TKO in March [9] and a six-round UD in an August rematch [10] –before going on to fight Jessica Munoz for the vacant WBC FECOMBOX female super bantamweight title. The bout took place on 3 March 2017 at the Gimnasio Municipal in Nuevo Casas Grandes. Mercado suffered her first professional defeat via UD over ten rounds, with the three judges scoring the bout 100–90, 99–91 and 98–92 in favour of Munoz. [11] Mercado bounced back with two more wins at the end of 2017; a UD against Milagros Diaz in November [12] and a corner retirement (RTD) victory over Juana Felix in December. [13]

She competed four times in 2018, securing UD wins over Marisol Corona in January; [14] Debani Balderas in March; [15] and Beatriz Arangure in June. [16] Her final fight of the year was a world title shot against reigning WBC female super bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika. The bout took place on 8 September at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Mercado lost in her first attempt at world honours via split decision (SD), with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and 97–93 in favour of Zarika, while the third scored it 96–94 to Mercado. [17]

Her first fight of 2019 was on 16 February at the Poliforum in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico. Mercado defeated Alys Sanchez via UD over ten rounds with the three judges scoring the bout 100–90, 99–91 and 96–93, awarding Mercado the vacant WBC International title. [18] She successfully defended her title by UD against Karina Fernandez on 28 June, with all three judges scoring the bout 97–91. [19] Her final fight of 2019 was a rematch against WBC world champion Fatuma Zarika. The bout took place on 16 November at the Poliforum in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc. Mercado captured the WBC super bantamweight title via UD over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout 98–92 while the third scored it 99–91. [20]

In 2020 Yamileth defeated Irasema Rayas by TKO on the round number 4. Then she defended her super bantamweight title against Alejandra Guzmán and Angelica Rascón winning both fight via unanimous decision.

In 2021 Yamileth went up to featherweight to face the champion Amanda Serrano for both of her titles on the Jake Paul vs. Tyrone Woodley undercard, however after a close match Amanda took the victory via unanimous decision.

Mercado made a successful seventh defense of her WBC super bantamweight title against Ramla Ali at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on June 29, 2024, winning by unanimous decision. [21]

Professional boxing record

27 fights24 wins3 losses
By knockout50
By decision193
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Win24–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ramla Ali UD1029 Jun 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Footprint Center, Arizona, USARetained WBC female super bantamweight title
26Win23–3 Flag of Peru.svg Linda Laura Lecca UD1027 Apr 2024 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana, Baja California, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
25Win22–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Paulette CuestaUD1026 Aug 2023 Flag of Mexico.svg Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
24Win21–3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kudakwashe Chiwandire UD1018 Mar 2023 Flag of Mexico.svg Chihuahua City, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
23Win20–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Mariana Juárez UD1029 Oct 2022 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
22Win19–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Isis VargasUD102 Apr 2022 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
21Loss18–3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Amanda Serrano UD10 29 Aug 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles
20Win18–2 Flag of the United States.svg Angelica RasconUD1026 Jun 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
19Win17–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandra GuzmánUD106 Feb 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Jardines del Pedregal, Hermosillo, MexicoRetained WBC female super bantamweight title
18Win16–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Irasema RayasTKO4 (8), 1:3625 Sep 2020 Flag of Mexico.svg Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico
17Win15–2 Flag of Kenya.svg Fatuma Zarika UD1016 Nov 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Poliforum, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, MexicoWon WBC female super bantamweight title
16Win14–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Karina FernandezUD1028 Jun 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, MexicoRetained WBC International female super bantamweight title
15Win13–2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alys SanchezUD1016 Feb 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Poliforum, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, MexicoWon vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title
14Loss12–2 Flag of Kenya.svg Fatuma Zarika SD108 Sep 2018 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, KenyaFor WBC female super bantamweight title
13Win12–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Beatriz ArangureUD61 Jun 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Mexico
12Win11–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Debani BalderasUD610 Mar 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
11Win10–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Marisol CoronaUD627 Jan 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico
10Win9–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Juana FelixRTD1 (6), 2:0029 Dec 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal Luis Estrada Medina, Guasave, Mexico
9Win8–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Milagros DiazUD611 Nov 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
8Loss7–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica MunozUD103 Mar 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Grandes, MexicoFor vacant WBC FECOMBOX female super bantamweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Diana GutierrezUD613 Aug 2016 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
6Win6–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Diana GutierrezTKO3 (6)5 Mar 2016 Flag of Mexico.svg Centro Civico, Ascensión, Mexico
5Win5–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Lesly MoralesUD814 Nov 2015 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
4Win4–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Estefania TalamantesTKO4 (6), 2:1015 Aug 2015 Flag of Mexico.svg Arena Coliseo, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
3Win3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Karla ValenzuelaTKO1 (6)21 Mar 2015 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
2Win2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Susana UribeUD420 Dec 2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Geandes, Mexico
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Yoatzin MerazUD419 Jul 2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Municipal, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico

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References

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  2. ↑ "Boxrec profile of Yamileth Mercado". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Yamileth Mercado". BoxRec .
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Yamileth Mercado vs. Yoatzin Meraz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "BoxRec: Yamileth Mercado vs. Susana Uribe". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Yamileth Mercado vs. Estefania Talamantes". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Yazmín Rivas 		WBC International female super bantamweight champion
16 February 2019 – October 2019
Vacated		Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC super bantamweight champion
16 November 2019 – present		Incumbent


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