Mercado vs Sarmiento

Who won Mercado vs Sarmiento?

Ernesto Mercado beat Hector Edgardo Sarmiento by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

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 Vanessa Lepage Joanisse losing to Claressa Shields. Also on the undercard Shohjahon Ergashev was overcome by Julian Smith, and Michel Rivera was victorious over Hugo Alberto Roldan.

Mercado vs Sarmiento stats

Back in July 2024, Ernesto Mercado stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hector Edgardo Sarmiento made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mercado had a large advantage in power over Sarmiento, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Sarmiento's 67%.

Ernesto Mercado was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Mercado had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sarmiento.

Both Ernesto Mercado and Hector Edgardo Sarmiento fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mercado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 6 months later than Sarmiento, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 45 compared to Sarmiento's 93.

Activity check

Mercado's last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Mercado vs Sarmiento start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mercado vs Sarmiento?

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

What were the odds on Mercado vs Sarmiento?

Ernesto Mercado was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Hector Edgardo Sarmiento made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.