By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with the undefeated, rising lightweight star Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (5-0, 5 KOs) who continues his road to a world title against Jose Zaragoza on Thursday, May 12 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, CA. Mercado discussed his start in boxing at 4 years old, the struggles his dad went through and overcame, a potential matchup with Keyshawn Davis to go to the 2020 Olympics that never materialized and sharing the ring with the legendary Nicaraguan “Chocolatito” and much more in this exclusive interview.

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