On January 25, 2025, Ernesto Mercado (16-0, 15 KOs) and José Pedraza (29-6-1, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round super-lightweight bout.
Ernesto Mercado is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round RTD victory over Hector Edgardo Sarmiento, 5 months and 29 days ago. José Pedraza is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round KO loss to Keyshawn Davis, 11 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ernesto Mercado at 99-1 winning odds. José Pedraza really doesn't have much to present against Mercado.