The Mexican Yamileth ‘Yeimi’ Market defeated his countryman this Saturday by unanimous vote Mariana ‘La Barbie’ Juarez for retain his title of super bantamweight world champion from the World Boxing Council.
The 24-year-old Mercado brought out his best repertoire in the second half of the fight against a rival in good form, and won with two cards in his favor 97-93 and one 98-92.
In the first attack, Juárez suggested the fight and was stopped by the left hand of ‘Yeimi’, who put together a rally in the finals.
‘Barbie’ insisted on taking the initiative in the second segment, where the defending champion managed a good 1-2 against a rival, who despite his 42 years, showed good physical preparation.
Mercado worked better with his left hand in the third and also took swing shots to take advantage of close exchanges, but Juarez showed his full potential in the fourth, where he was hurt by a jab from the left hand and retained the parity.
The fight reached the middle after the fifth round where Mariana kept the initiative and the monarch waited to be hit, but did not do as much damage as he would have liked.
Mariana continued her fight plan to continue, taking advantage in the first minute of the sixth round, however, in the second half of the round, Yeimi was better with good combinations that pushed the veteran back.
Yamileth hit better in the seventh and from then on he closed more against a challenger who insisted on taking the initiative, without limitation due to his age.
Forced to show his status as a champion, ‘Yeimi’ was better in the eighth round, where he was hurt 1-2, hit with his right hand and took advantage against an opponent who did not respond offensively.
Juárez reappeared in the ninth, but again Mercado struck in response, which he did better in the tenth when he won against an opponent who showed signs of fatigue and was no longer defending.
The fight, which was part of a campaign to raise awareness among women during breast cancer awareness month, allowed Yamileth Mercado to reach 20 wins, five by knockout, with three losses, while Juárez added his twelfth loss, third in his last four appearances, with 55 wins, 19 before the limit, and four draws.
Source: La Verdad
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