He still couldn’t make it.
Dan Rafael reported Saturday that Hilley missed the revised weight and the fight was canceled. His exact weight wasn’t immediately known.
The failed replacements deserve attention, but Mercado’s matchmaking deserves some scrutiny as well.
Why was a 24-year-old talent with Mercado’s ability being matched against the 37-year-old Tagoe in the first place?
Tagoe was thoroughly outboxed by Ryan Garcia in a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision loss in April 2022. He has fought only twice since that defeat and had been inactive for a year, with his previous bout coming in August 2025.
Beating that version of Tagoe wasn’t going to tell anyone much about Mercado...
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