By Jeff Zimmerman
Fightnews.com® caught up with the undefeated, rising star, super lightweight and #2 2023 Prospect of The Year per Ring Magazine, Tito Mercado Jr., as he returns to the ring against veteran Deiner Berrio on Friday, April 5, as the headliner on DAZN. Mercado talked about his upcoming fight as well as the stacked 140lb division and a desire to fight the top guys, especially Devin Haney. He shared his thoughts on Canelo-Mungia, Tyson-Paul and much more in this exclusive interview.
Would love to see Tito fight a durable guy like Stevie Sparks.
This guy’s an excellent prospect imo. With where he is based and how often Ring Magazine seems to be interested in him, he should DEFINITELY be with Golden Boy. Hopefully they make that happen this year. Deiner Berrio is Broner-esque, it would be a great win for him if Mercado could stop him.
Tito is very sharp and knowledgeable about the fight game. I agree with all his predictions on the upcoming big fights, including Beterbiev prevailing over Bivol.