(JAN 17) Yamileth Yeimi Mercado, the youngest world sovereign in Mexican pugilism, works in the Cochules gym in Los Mochis, as part of the team of world champions by prominent coach Alfredo Caballero who moved from their usual camp, in Hermosillo, due to freezing temperatures.
The WBC s super- bantamweight queen recalled that the pandemic forced the cancellation of her mandatory defense, a week after being held last March in Chihuahua, against Zambian native Catherine Phiri. On September 25, in Tijuana, Yeimi knocked out Irasema Rayas in four rounds, but suffered a double nose fracture from an accidental headbutt. This blew up the project of a big fight