Yamileth Mercado Ready for WBC 7th Defense Vs. Lecca
Yamileth “Yeimi” Mercado will defend her World Boxing Council super bantamweight world title for the seventh time against Peruvian challenger Linda Laura Lecca, this Saturday the 27th, at the Nuevo Toreo in Tijuana, Mexico.
Mercado is considered one of the strongest world champions of the moment. She won the world super bantamweight crown in November 2019 defeating Fatuma Zarika in a rematch.
She has defended her belt against Alejandra Guzmán, Isis Vargas, Mariana Juárez, as well as the African Kudakwashe Chiwandire.
Laura Lecca was super flyweight world champion between 2014 and 2018. She has already faced and defeated Mexican fighters, among the most notable: Diana “Bonita” Fernández. Now she arrives more than motivated to become WBC world champion.
Today, both the champion and the challenger passes the official weigh-in without problems:
Yamileth Mercado 120.3 Lbs
Laura Lecca 119 Lbs.
Yamileth Mercado
Women’s fights are a guarantee of spectacle. I think it’s going to be a tough fight, it comes with the hunger to be crowned champion, but I’m ready to defend my crown.
Laura Lecca
We are very optimistic. I must win the fight round by round. I am very well prepared. I know that we are going to leave our best in the ring to obtain the result and become the new WBC world champion.
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