Mercado vs Burgos

Who won Mercado vs Burgos?

Ernesto Mercado beat Juan Carlos Burgos by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at Thunder Studios, Long Beach.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ashton Sylve's and Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz's clash.

Mercado vs Burgos stats

Ernesto Mercado stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Burgos made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mercado had a massive power advantage over Burgos, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Burgos' 61%.

Ernesto Mercado was the younger man by 14 years, at 24 years old.

Mercado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Burgos.

Both Ernesto Mercado and Juan Carlos Burgos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mercado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 16 years and 7 months later than Burgos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 266 fewer professional rounds, totaling 57 compared to Burgos' 323.

Ernesto Mercado went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Mercado vs Burgos form

Mercado remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Antonio Moran on December 13, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Pedraza on January 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hector Edgardo Sarmiento on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

Before that, he had defeated Deiner Berrio on April 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Red Owl Boxing Arena, Houston.

He had won against Cristian Bielma on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Evolution Club, Tijuana, Mexico.

Burgos had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Andy Cruz on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Masonic Temple, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Keyshawn Davis on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Xavier Martinez on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on September 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had lost to Mikey Garcia on January 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ernesto Mercado had been fighting more than Juan Carlos Burgos.

Going into this contest, Ernesto Mercado had last fought 6 months and 6 days ago, while Juan Carlos Burgos' last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 4 days ago.

Mercado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Burgos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Mercado vs Burgos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mercado vs Burgos?

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

What were the odds on Mercado vs Burgos?

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