Ward vs Mercado

Who won Ward vs Mercado?

Thomas Patrick Ward beat Eddy Valencia by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 12th, 2021, at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Thomas Patrick Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Ritson's and Jeremias Ponce's clash.

Ward vs Mercado stats

Back in June 2021, Thomas Patrick Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eddy Valencia made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 6 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valencia had an advantage in power over Ward, with a 29% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 14%.

Thomas Patrick Ward was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Both Thomas Patrick Ward and Eddy Valencia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Valencia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, totaling 247 compared to Valencia's 246.

Ward vs Mercado form

Ward had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Thomas Essomba on October 17, 2020, by technical draw in their 10 round contest at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jesse Angel Hernandez on February 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tom Tran on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on July 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had won against Lesther Cantillano on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Mercado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Ward vs Mercado?

Thomas Patrick Ward was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Eddy Valencia made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.