Mercado beats Britain's Ali to retain WBC title

Britain's Ramla Ali mislaid to Yamileth Mercado connected a unanimous points determination arsenic nan Mexican retained her WBC World Super Bantamweight title successful Arizona.

Ali, 34, was aiming for a maiden world title successful Pheonix, but Mercado defended her title for a seventh clip pinch nan judges scoring 98-92, 98-93, 97-93 successful nan 26-year-old's favour.

Mercado, who has owned nan loop since 2019, started nan brighter and stifled Ali's counter-punching successful nan later rounds to return nan victory.

"Didn't get nan consequence coming but still sewage nan love," Ali wrote connected Instagram.

"I wish Yamileth each nan champion and her judges."

Elsewhere, Britain's Sunny Edwards returned to winning ways aft a unanimous points triumph of his ain against Mexican flyweight Adrian Curiel.

Edwards, who was beaten for nan first clip successful his profession against Jesse Rodriguez successful December, scored 90-82, 88-84, 87-85 pinch nan judges.

But nan bout was ended prematurely, earlier nan ninth round, erstwhile nan ringside expert ordered nan referee to extremity nan conflict owed to a trim connected Edwards' correct eye.

The trim was opened successful nan sixth information aft an accidental conflict of heads betwixt nan pair. The determination was met by boos by fans, leaving Edwards puzzled.

"I don’t cognize if nan crowd realises what happened, but I had thing to do pinch this," he said.

"The referee stopped nan fight. I’m much upset than immoderate of nan 10,000 fans. I thought I was going to get him retired of here."

Following up his triumph against Edwards successful December, Rodriguez continued his unbeaten grounds pinch a knockout triumph against Juan Estrada.

The 24-year-old became nan caller new WBC and Ring Magazine ace flyweight world champion pinch a devastating assemblage punch successful nan seventh round.

"I saw nan measurement he was rolling connected nan floor," said Rodriguez. "I knew that was it."

The American did person to past a knockdown of his ain successful nan 5th round, hitting nan canvas for nan first clip successful his master career.

"I sewage dropped for nan first clip - that was crazy," Rodriguez said.

"I conscionable sewage caught pinch a punch. The adjacent point you cognize I was connected nan floor, but I've ever wanted to acquisition that."