Utria vs Mercado

Who won Utria vs Mercado?

Carlos Utria beat Israel Mercado by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Carlos Utria.

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 Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero losing to Teofimo Lopez for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenli Hernandez beat Francisco Daniel Veron, and Victor Santillan was overcome by Gary Antonio Russell.

Utria vs Mercado stats

Carlos Utria stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israel Mercado made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Utria had a large advantage in power over Mercado, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Mercado's 54%.

Carlos Utria was the younger man by 9 years, at 22 years old.

Utria had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mercado.

Both Carlos Utria and Israel Mercado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Utria was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 6 years and 7 months later than Mercado, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 51 fewer professional rounds, totaling 43 compared to Mercado's 94.

Carlos Utria went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Israel Mercado was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Activity check

Utria's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Utria vs Mercado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Utria vs Mercado?

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

What were the odds on Utria vs Mercado?

Carlos Utria was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Israel Mercado made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.