Mercado vs Ali

Who won Mercado vs Ali?

Yamileth Mercado beat Ramla Ali by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 29th, 2024, at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced as 98-93, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Yamileth Mercado.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada losing to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez for the WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Sunny Edwards beat Adrian Curiel, Arturo Popoca defeated Danny Barrios Flores, Gabriel Muratalla was victorious over Carlos Fontes, Leonardo Rubalcava beat William Flenoy, and Fabian Rojo defeated Daniel Gonzalez.

Mercado vs Ali stats

Yamileth Mercado stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Ramla Ali made her way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Yamileth Mercado was the younger woman by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Ali had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mercado.

Both Yamileth Mercado and Ramla Ali fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mercado was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Ali, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 128 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Ali's 71.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ramla Ali had been fighting more than Yamileth Mercado.

Going into this contest, Yamileth Mercado had last fought 2 years and 10 months ago, while Ramla Ali's last outing had been 7 months and 25 days ago.

What time did Mercado vs Ali start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mercado vs Ali?

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

What were the odds on Mercado vs Ali?

Yamileth Mercado was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ramla Ali made her way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.