Schofield vs Mercado

Who won Schofield vs Mercado?

Floyd Schofield beat Alberto Mercado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 in favor of winner Floyd Schofield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha beating George Ashie. Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo beat Yudel Reyes for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt, and Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Ulises Sierra.

Schofield vs Mercado stats

Back in January 2023, Floyd Schofield stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Alberto Mercado made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Floyd Schofield was the younger man by 14 years, at 21 years old.

Mercado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Schofield. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Floyd Schofield fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alberto Mercado was a southpaw.

Schofield was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 10 years and 9 months later than Mercado, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Mercado's 149.

Floyd Schofield went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at lightweight.

Schofield vs Mercado form

Schofield remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Daniel Rosas on October 20, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Rodrigo Guerrero on August 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Antonio Lopez on May 21, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Davies Boxing and Fitness, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Julio Sanchez on February 26, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Davies Boxing and Fitness, San Antonio.

He had defeated Pedro Vicente Scharbaai on October 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Davies Boxing and Fitness, San Antonio.

Activity check

Schofield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Mercado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Schofield vs Mercado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Schofield vs Mercado?

Schofield vs Mercado was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Schofield vs Mercado?

Floyd Schofield was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Alberto Mercado made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.