Mercado vs Pedraza

Who won Mercado vs Pedraza?

Ernesto Mercado beat Jose Pedraza by on Saturday, January 25th, 2025, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Ernesto Mercado.

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 Diego Pacheco beating Steven Nelson. Also on the undercard Andy Cruz defeated Omar Salcido Gamez, Harley Mederos was victorious over Arturo de Isla, and Zaquin Moses beat Mario Garcia.

Mercado vs Pedraza stats

Ernesto Mercado stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Ernesto Mercado was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Mercado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pedraza.

Both Ernesto Mercado and Jose Pedraza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mercado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 10 years and 5 months later than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 231 fewer professional rounds, totaling 49 compared to Pedraza's 280.

Mercado vs Pedraza form

Jose Pedraza had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Keyshawn Davis on February 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Arnold Barboza Jr on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Richard Commey on August 27, 2022, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez on March 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno.

He had defeated Julian Rodriguez on June 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

Mercado's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Mercado vs Pedraza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Mercado vs Pedraza?

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

What were the odds on Mercado vs Pedraza?

Ernesto Mercado was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.