Segundo Mercado
Encyclopedia
Laurensio Segundo Mercado (born 5 January 1967) is a retired male boxer
from Ecuador
.
Mercado represented Ecuador at the 1988 Summer Olympics
, losing on points in the boxing competition
to Martin Kitel of Sweden
. He turned professional after the games and, fighting as a middleweight, built up a record of 18-2.
On 17 December 1994, Mercado was matched against future undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins
for the vacant IBF
middleweight title. Mercado knocked Hopkins down twice, but the fight was scored a draw. They met again four months later, and this time Hopkins won via a seventh round TKO
.
Mercado moved up to the super-middleweight division after losing to Hopkins, and challenged WBA
super-middleweight champion Frankie Liles
; Mercado was stopped in five rounds. Mercado continued boxing, but failed to win another fight and retired in 2003 with a final record of 19-10-2.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Mercado represented Ecuador at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, losing on points in the boxing competition
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...
to Martin Kitel of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He turned professional after the games and, fighting as a middleweight, built up a record of 18-2.
On 17 December 1994, Mercado was matched against future undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...
for the vacant IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
middleweight title. Mercado knocked Hopkins down twice, but the fight was scored a draw. They met again four months later, and this time Hopkins won via a seventh round TKO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
.
Mercado moved up to the super-middleweight division after losing to Hopkins, and challenged WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
super-middleweight champion Frankie Liles
Frankie Liles
Frank Liles is an American former boxer who held the WBA super middleweight title.- Amateur career :Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games...
; Mercado was stopped in five rounds. Mercado continued boxing, but failed to win another fight and retired in 2003 with a final record of 19-10-2.