(all pictures by Charles Yellowfeather / KO شب بوکس)

MULVANE, کانزاس (مارس 25, 2017) — A future star was born last night as 2016 دارنده مدال برنز المپیک نیکو هرناندز turned in a stellar performance in his professional debut, توقف اهسته دست زدن به “Slacks” گوتیرز in the fourth round of the “KO شب بوکس: تاریخچه آغاز” رخداد اصلی, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, کانزاس.

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The large, hometown crowd of more than 3,100 had Hernandez (1-0, 1 ضربه فنی) pumped to start the fight, in which he quickly established himself as the clear aggressor. The 21-year-old settled down in the second, showing his full arsenal of punches, as he banged Gutierrez’ body and also landed effectively upstairs.

Hernandez cut off the ring in the third, often trapping Gutierrez (0-3) on the ropes, where he unloaded punishing punches that started to take its toll on the gutsy Las Vegas fighter. هرناندز’ dominance continued in the fourth, even as he surprisingly switched from orthodox to southpaw stance, hurting Gutierrez until his corner asked the referee to halt the action.

نیکو هرناندز (R) pounded Pat Gutierrez

“It doesn’t get better than this,” a beaming Hernandez said after the fight. “It means so much for me to bring boxing to Wichita, to all of Kansas, for these awesome fans. I started switching up a little because it was worked. I’d like to get back fighting again در دو ماه.

“I wasn’t to thank KO Night Boxing. This was the way I pictured it. As I was waiting in the tunnel, I could hear the crowd chanting my name. This was a great night of boxing. I want to bring more shows here.

“مبارزه در اینجا امشب was much different than fighting in the Olympics (in Brazil). امشب they were cheering me, they booed me at the Olympics no matter who I fought because I was an American.”

در همکاری ویژگی, gifted New Haven (CT) southpaw Tramaine “Midget Mighty” ویلیامز improved his undefeated record to 10-0 (3 کوس), displaying special ring skills on his way to an impressive eight-round unanimous decision over tough ادواردو “رعد” گارزا (6-2, 2 کوس).

A classic boxer, Williams also showed some pop امشب, dropping Garza twice, once in the first round and again in the third. ویلیامز, who made his promotional debut for Roc Nation Sports, rolled to victory by scores of 79-71 دو بار و 78-72.

Tramaine ویلیامز (R) outclassed Eduardo Garza

“I performance okay,” ویلیامز نظر داد. “The last two rounds I was a little winded but I hadn’t been in the ring for two years. We knew he dropped his chin when he jabbed; I followed the game plan and it worked. He fought his butt off, he didn’t come to lose. اکنون, من می خواهم به مبارزه با بهترین. بیا بریم!”

Relentless junior middleweight Neeco “Rooster” Macias (15-0, 8 کوس), fighting out of Tehachapi, کالیفرنیا, enhanced his reputation as a rising contender on the regional scene, assaulting his game Mexican foe, سزار سوریانو (26-35-1, 16 کوس), from the opening bell until the very end for a hard-fought win by eight-round unanimous decision.

A southpaw known for his non-stop motor, Macias connected with punches thrown from every conceivable angle, leaving Soriano no room to move or time to catch his wind, to win by scores of 80-71, 79-72, 78-73).

Neeco Macias had too much for Cesar Soriano

“I feel like I could have done better,” Macias admitted. “My opponent came to fight eight rounds and we respect for each other. من هنوز هم یادگیری. Everybody has a game plan until they get hit. I didn’t move like I should have. I thank my opponent for giving me a fight I can learn from.

“I was surprised he took so many punches, but he’s a veteran and I didn’t underestimate him. I trained hard and needed every bit of it. I’m getting better and I’m coming back strong to make boxing more exciting.”

Fighting for the first time since last August, Kansas favorite جف پیج, جونیور. (18-3, 12 کوس) dropped Missouri veteran استیو “خراب کننده” واکر (26-34-1, 16 کوس) three times for a first-round technical knockout victory in a fight contested at a 186-pounds catchweight.

در یک مبارزه بدون عنوان, Kansas State junior middleweight champion Efrain Morales (5-0, 2 کوس) شکست نخورده باقی مانده است, stopping fellow Kansan Robert Alexander Seyan (2-6, 2 کوس) در دور باز.

Kansas featherweight Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 ضربه فنی) به صدا در آمد, winning all four rounds against pro-debuting کوین “ایندیو” گارسیا.

Kansas cruiserweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0) won his pro debut by way of a four-round unanimous decision over Raymond Gray (1-2),

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