Unbeaten lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (13-0, 12 KOs) scored a second round TKO over former world title challenger Jeremia Nakathila (23-4, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the LumColor “Phoenix Center” in Ontario, California. Mercado dropped Nakathila in round two and got a referee’s stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Nakathila complained about the stoppage –...
American prospect Ernesto ‘Tito’ Mercado Jr branded Jeremiah ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila a “sub-fighter and a phoney” ahead of their super lightweight clash in Ontario tomorrow. Mercado (21) believes fighting Nakathila is a necessary footnote on his trajectory to the top and doubts that the Namibian will pose much of a threat. “I think it’s going to...
Jeremia ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila will aim to revive his boxing career when he takes on the unbeaten Ernesto Mercado of the United States in a junior welterweight fight in California on 11 November. The 33-year-old Nakathila suffered a controversial second round technical knockout defeat to Raymond Muratalla in his last fight six months ago in Las...