Tagoe also got a physical reaction from Mercado when he reached over and touched his WBO International light welterweight belt on stage. Mercado pushed Tagoe’s hand away, and when the Ghanaian reached for the belt a second time, Mercado shoved him away again. Officials were close by, and the confrontation went no further.
“I hope he does stay there. I don’t know why he’s showing me his face for. I don’t know what the hell he just said, but looked like they whooped his ass before he got here,” Mercado said. “You can say what you want to say, but when you get in the ring with me, you’re going to get knocked out
