Fight:445

Trevor Berbick 216 lbs lost to Bernardo Mercado 218 lbs by KO at 2:55 in round 1 of 12

• Date: 1979-04-03
• Location: Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Referee: Herb McMullin
• Judge: Lew Eskin
• Judge: Alex Nickerson
• Judge: Stu Isner

Trevor Berbick versus Bernardo Mercado Canadian Heavyweight Bout

In a battle of future heavyweight world champion (Berbick) and future heavyweight #1 contender in the world (Mercado), Berbick, who had beat Mercado as an amateur, walked into a punch with 15 seconds remaining in the first round and was knocked out cold. Only Iron Mike Tyson would knock out then world champion Berbick a second time later on, in the second round of a world title bout.