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 (all pictures by Manny Murillo / Promociones JJR boxeo
LAS VEGAS (Mayo 21, 2016) – Determined Phoenix middleweight Andrés “Huracán” Hernández shocked heavy favorite Arif “The Pedator” Magomedov in tonight’s main event on the “Knockout Night at the D” tarjeta, que se emitió en directo por CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the El centro de Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) lugar al aire libre.
La “Knockout Night at the D” serie, presentado por the D Las Vegasy DLVEC, es promovido por Roy Jones Jr. (JJR) Promociones de boxeo. Tonight’s event was promoted in association with Main Events and Shamo Boxing Promotions.
Before a sold-out crowd, Hernández (12-4-1, 4 KOs) pounded world-rated middleweight Magomedov (17-1, 10 KOs), ganando una decisión unánime de 10 asaltos (100-89 dos veces, 98-91) for the vacant USNBC middleweight title. Hernandez hurt Magomedov in the third and seventh rounds, finally dropping the tough Russian (AMB #2, WB) #3, AMB #5 y la FIB #14) en el 10º.
“This fight changes everything for me,” Hernandez proclaimed. “He’s very good and deserves all of the accolades he’s received but I now have my head on straight and I’m focused. My jab was very important tonight. He’s very strong but I wanted to fight him inside because I knew he couldn’t take it from me. Yo estaba muy preparado. I think I may have broken my ankle in the fourth round but I kept going. Quería terminar, get the knockout, but he’s a very tough fighter. He has heart and showed why he has all of those accolades.”
Four weeks ago, Hernandez was preparing to fight as a cruiserweight. He lost 40 pounds to make weight for this middleweight fight in what turned out to be one of the biggest upsets of the year.
(L-R) — Arif Magomedov & Andrew Hernández
 Southpaw super welterweights Juan “El Fenómeno” Vera (14-0, 9 KOs), de Fort Worth, and Phoenix’ Joey “Boxer” Ruelas (10-2-1, 4 KOs) went toe-to-toe from the opening bell and they never let up in the co-feature. Vera exploded in the round of this firestorm, battering the game Ruelas around, hasta que el árbitro Jay Nady halted the action in the sixth round. Vera remained undefeated and retained his NABA-USA title.
“I knew eventually he’d put his hands down and I’d catch him,” Vera explained. “I thank him for the opportunity to fight. He’s helluva fighter, I give him that, but I know I’m a warrior. I took some shots but gave ’em, demasiado. I broke him down and just kept throwing those lefts.”
 (L-R) – Juan Vera & Joey Ruelas
In the TV opener, boxing prodigy Devin “El sueño” Haney (6-0, 4 KOs) made history as the 17-year-old – a junior in high school – became the youngest American professional boxer to fight on national television. La Floyd Mayweather, Sr.-trained Haney, fighting out of Las Vegas in front of his rapidly growing fan-base, showcased his vast skills against previously undefeated Mexican invader Jairo “El Leon” Vargas (Fernández), unloading 14 unanswered punches for a 4º round technical knockout victory. Nady stopped the fight without counting when a badly hurt Vargas (4-1, 3 KOs) hit the deck hard.
“I happy that I put on a good performance for my fans,” Haney commented after the fight. “My team put together the strategy to use my jab and breakdown his body. I picked up my combinations did what I was told to do.”
 (L-R) — Devin Haney & Jairo Vargas
In a battle of Texas junior welterweights, Tony Lopez (11-1, 4 KOs) dropped previously unbeaten Jerren “Hardknocks” Cochran (11-1-1, 4 KOs) twice with lefts in the opening round and finished him off in the second, knocking him out cold with a punishing right.
“Two mores seconds and I would have finished him off in the first,” Lopez remarked. “My corner told me that, after the lefts, come back with a right. They gave me the game plan and I executed.”
 (L-R) Tony Lopez & Jerren Cochran
En la pelea de apertura, Las Vegas favorite Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (4-0, 2 KOs) dominated Puerto Rican welterweight Julio “El Indio” Santos (2-3, 1 KO) on his way to a win by unanimous 4-round decision.
“I know I could have done a little better, throwing more combinations and jab,” Nichols said. “He came in trying but he couldn’t fight. I sent him back to Puerto Rico with a loss.”
 (L-R) Jeremy Nichols & Julio Santos
“Knockout Night at the D” returns to the DLVEC Viernes noche, Junio 10, en CBS Sports Network. USNBC lightweight champion Demond “Golpe en el cuerpo” Brock (11-3-1, 4 KOs) defends his title against former USNBC 135-pound title holder Chuy “Huracan” Gutiérrez en el evento principal a 10 asaltos.
RESULTADOS OFICIALES
(Winner listed first)
MAIN EVENT – Los pesos medios
Andrew Hernández (12-4-1, 3 KOs), Fénix, Arizona
WDEC10 (100-89, 100-89, 98-91)
Arif Magomedov (17-1, 10 KOs), Chekhov, Rusia
(Hernandez won vacant USNBC middleweight title)
Co-estelar – ESTUPENDO welters
Juan “El Fenómeno” Vera (14-0, 9 KOs), Campeón, Fort Worth, Texas
WTKO6 (1:17)
Joey “Boxer” Ruelas (10-2-1, 4 KOs), Desafiador, Fénix, Arizona
(Vera won or retained USNBC super welterweight title)
JUNIOR pesos pluma
Tony Lopez (11-1, 4 KOs), Dallas, TX
WKO2 (0:22)
Jerren Cochran (11-1-1, 4 KOs), Houston, TX
Pesos ligeros
Devin Haney (6-0, 4 KOs), Las Vegas, Nevada
WTKO4 (1:34)
Jairo Fernandez (4-1, 3 KOs), Veracruz, México
Welters
Jeremy Nichols (4-0, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, Nevada
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Julio Santos (2-3, 1 KO), Ponce, Puerto Rico
“Knockout Night at the D” serie fue desarrollada en colaboración con DLVEC y de neón de la estrella de Medios
El título de boxeo es el socio oficial de ropa y guantes para el “Knockout Night at the D” serie
Idea Design Studio es el patrocinador principal
INFORMACIÓN:
Gorjeo: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Siga estos combatientes en Twitter: @johnverajr, @joey_ruelas, @jerrencochran, @jflashgang (Nichols), @Realdevinhaney
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