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 –...
Nakathila verloor na skeidsregter weer geveg stop Die 33-jarige Namibiese bokser Jeremiah Nakathila het teen die 22-jarige Ernesto Mercado in Ontario Kalifornië verloor na die skeidsregter die geveg aan die einde van die tweede ronde gestop het. Nakathila is grond toe geslaan in die tweede ronde maar het betyds opgestaan. Daarna het Mercado hom in...
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 ‘Low Key’ Nakathila is in a relaxed mood ahead of his junior welterweight international fight against undefeated American prospect Ernesto ‘Tito’ Mercado in Ontario, California. Speaking to Desert Radio before jetting off to the United States (US) on Sunday, the upbeat Nakathila (23-3-0, 19 knockouts) said he has prepared rigorously and is looking forward...
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...