Light welterweight contender Ernesto Mercado (17-0, 16 KOs) made a statement tonight, stopping former world champion Jose ‘Sniper’ Pedraza (29-7-1, 14 KOs) by a fourth-round knockout in a scheduled 10-round fight on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.
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Mercado, 23, stunned Pedraza with a left hook followed by a pinpoint right hand behind the ear to send him down on the canvas. Pedraza was slow to get up and, when he finally did, staggered a little. The referee, Robert Hoyle, took one look at him and stopped the fight. The time was 2:08 of the fourth.
The difference in size and power or Mercado was too much for Pedraza, who couldn’t match him. Pedraza looked like he was afraid to get clipped the entire fight and let Mercado throw most of the shots in the one-sided contest.
After the fight, Mercado called out Shakur Stevenson, saying he wanted him next. Shakur didn’t look eager to in the crowd to want to mess with this young talent.
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