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Bernardo Mercado vs Roger Russell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernardo Mercado

Roger Russell

Bernardo Mercado (33-5) and Roger Russell (2-8-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Mercado

33

Wins28 KO · 85%

5

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Russell

Tracked record

2–8–1

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Mercado leads 1–0

Bernardo Mercado and Roger Russell have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.

Bernardo Mercado and Roger Russell have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.
Met1977Sep 29Series
Bernardo MercadoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Roger RussellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Mercado 6 · Russell 0 of 6 measurable rows
MercadoRussell
Record†
33-5 (edge)2-8-1
Win %0–100%
86.8% (edge)
22.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
85% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
38
11

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Bernardo Mercado: 6′4″
Roger Russell: No height on file
Agenot held
Bernardo Mercado: Died aged 69
Roger Russell: No date of birth
Stance
Bernardo Mercado: Orthodox
Roger Russell: Not recorded

Bernardo Mercado left, Roger Russell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bernardo Mercado33 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Bernardo Mercado: 33 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (85%) and 5 on the cards (15%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 85%5 on the cards 15%

Roger Russell2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Roger Russell: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernardo Mercado 38, Roger Russell 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bernardo Mercado had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Thunder. Mercado last boxed on Dec 8, 1989.WWWWL

Gonzalez Nov 1986Nelson May 1988Smith Aug 1988Watson Aug 1988Thunder Dec 19892.7 tracked bouts per year

Roger Russell last boxed on Sep 29, 1977 — 17,920 days ago. Russell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Bernardo Mercado.LLLWL

Johnson Nov 1972Bobick Oct 1973Esa May 1977Esa Jul 1977Mercado Sep 19771.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernardo Mercado and Roger Russell ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernardo Mercado and Roger Russell met once on September 29, 1977, and Bernardo Mercado won by KO.
The meeting

WSep 29, 1977 · Mercado · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mercado or Russell?
Bernardo Mercado is 33-5 and Roger Russell is 2-8-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bernardo Mercado has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mercado33–586.8%

Russell2–8–122.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mercado or Russell?
Bernardo Mercado has 28 knockout wins and Roger Russell has 0. Bernardo Mercado has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mercado2884.9%

Russell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Mercado and Russell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernardo Mercado and Roger Russell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercado and Russell?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Bernardo Mercado and 11 bouts tracked for Roger Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mercado38bouts

Russell11bouts

How They Win ↓

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