Yamileth Mercado vs Ramla Ali Prediction: Will age determine the winner here?

This upcoming bout is a world-wide super bantamweight title fight. Yamileth, 26, will be defending her title against 34-year-old Ramla Ali. Yamileth has not lost any of her last five fights, while Ramla has lost one of hers. This promises to be an interesting female boxing bout. Fans can catch up live with the whole event via DAZN.

Yamileth Mercado has been so impressive in the bantamweight division, having spent just 10 years. She has a professional record of 23 wins and 3 losses. Out of all her wins, only five were knockouts, while the others were decision wins. She began her professional career with six consecutive wins, two of which were against Diana Gutierrez. She won Diana by knockout in their first bout and by unanimous decision in their second bout. Throughout Yamileth’s professional career, she has only lost three times. She lost against Jessica Arreguin Munoz, Fatuma Zarika, and Amanda Serrano; all were decision losses. Yamileth is the current title holder of this world super bantamweight title. She is currently on a five-win streak as she enters this bout to get her sixth.

Ramla Ali is a 34-year-old female bantamweight fighter with a professional record of 9-1-0. Despite her age, she has only spent 4 years in professional boxing. Out of her nine wins, Ramla won seven by decision, while the other two were knockouts. Beginning her career in 2020, Ramla won eight straight professional bouts against Eva Hubmeyer, Bec Connolly, Mikayla Nebel, Isela Vera, Shelly Barnett, Agustina Rojas, Crystal Nova, and Avril Mathie, the majority of which were through decisions. Her one and only loss was against Alejandra Guzman in June 2023 through a knockout in round 8, but she later came back against Alejandra in November 2023 through a unanimous decision. Ramla challenges Yamileth in this upcoming bout as she hopes to get her ninth win.

Ramla Ali has only lost once, while Yamileth has lost three times, but this will not guarantee Ramla the victory. Ramla has a height advantage of 5’7” compared to Yamileth's of 5’4”; this does not determine her victory yet. Yamileth is still very young compared to Ramla, and her boxing record has been more impressive than that of Ramla, having fought more bouts and won more fights. This bout will end in a knockout, with Yamileth Mercado announced as the as the winner.