Ray Mercer pulled off an upset

Ray Mercer shouldn’t be fighting at the age of 47. It should be over, and it is, there aren’t any skills left at that age. We could clearly see it in Karlstad but how Richel Hersisia from Holland, 13 years younger, with a glossy record 30-3, 24 KO’s, could manage to get himself into the wrong fight with the former champ, and sink down to the lowest of low to lose on points after six rounds to this former great was a bit of a mystery. Not to take anything away from Ray, he did what he could but Hersisia should have been able to handle Mercer at this stage of his career, but clearly he couldn’t, where does he go from here I wonder?

By Teddy Stenmark

Mercer edges Hersisia

47-year-old former heavyweight champion Ray Mercer (36-7-1, 26 KOs) won a six round majority decision over "The Dutch Sonny Liston" Richel Hersisia (30-3, 24 KOs) on Friday night at the Nojesfabriken in Karlstad, Sweden.

By Fightnews.com

Mercer beats Hersisia

Former heavyweight champ "Merciless" Ray Mercer had enough left to beat "the Dutch Sonny Liston" Richel Hersisia on a majority decision over six two minute rounds. It was scored 59-55 for Mercer from two Swedish judges while Belgian Daniel Van de Wiele came up with 57-57. Mercer controlled the action behind a heavy jab in the first rounds and seemed to shake Hersisia in the second. The Dutchman had good spells in the fourth and fifth when Mercer looked every bit a faded 47-year old. In the final round Ray went for the body and Hersisa didn´t like that one bit and with the strong finish Mercer won 58-56 on my card.

By Per-Ake Persson