Editing Ray Mercer (section)

=== Final fights ===
After his loss to Briggs, the now aged Mercer did not compete in a boxing match until two years later in 2007, having taken time off to attempt kickboxing and MMA as side careers. 

He returned, scoring a first round KO over the Journeyman Mikael Lindblad. After a unanimous decision loss to a journeyman [[Derric Rossy]], 19 years Mercer's junior, in 2008 he boxed for the final time at the age of 47, against one-time fringe WBF title holder, Dutch boxer [[Richel Hersisia]] in Sweden, winning a six round majority decision. 

He retired in 2008 a one-time major title holder with an impressive record of 36-7-1 (26 KOs).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Ray Mercer: Record & Stats |url=https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/r/ray-mercer.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.martialbot.com |language=en}}</ref>