Yamileth Mercado defeats Kudakwashe Chiwandire by UD 

World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado retained her WBC belt, defeating Interim champion Kudakwashe Chiwandire, at the Manuel Bernardo Aguirre gym, by unanimous decision, in the fifth defense of her Green and Gold Laurels.

The fight began with both warily studying each other, Chiwandire stood in the center of the ring, however, she could not land with power. For the second round “Yeimi” took the initiative, but  Chiwandire put up a good defense.

By mid fight fight, Yamileth was landing the most consistently edging a slight advantage, as announced by the Judges, through the WBC open scoring system.

Kudakwashe, despite trailing on the cards, never stopped looking for the win by attacking more aggressively, with a lot of power, but at the cost of a weaker defense, allowing Mercado to pick her off.

“I am very happy to return home, it was a very complicated fight, I followed my strategy from start to finish. The belt stays at home, great things are coming for me. If I have to go up or down in division I will I will do it, I still have a long way to go, I am barely 25 years old.”Yamileth Mercado enthused after the fight.

With this victory, “Yeimi” reinforces herself as the absolute super bantamweight champion of the WBC and as one of the longest reigning, since she has held her crown since 2019.