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U.S. Olympian Nico Hernandez Captures IBA Americas title In 4th pro fight

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IBA official/Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger presented Nico Hernandez with the IBA flyweight title belt
(picture by Tony Scvhock / GS Memorymaker)
TIAJ UA SI NROOG, Tej zaum. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2018) – U.S. Olympian and hometown favorite Nico Hernandez captured the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title in his fourth professional fight, headlining last night’s “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing” kub & Glory” card, ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, Kansas.
Los ntawm “KO Night Boxing LLC,” the card was taped live to be shown at a later date on CBS Sports Network. “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing” kub & Glory” card, presented by KO Night Boxing LLC,
Lub 22-xyoo-laus Hernandez (4-0, 3 Kos) stopped last-minute replacement, game Victor “Cov phaw” Torres, nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig.
Hernandez’ thawj tus nrog sib ntaus, Hungarian champion Joseph Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos), never made it to Wichita due to a series of unfortunate circumstances. Ajtai lost one day in Frankfurt, Lub teb chaws yelemees, after leaving his passport on the plane he took from Budapest. Once he landed in Chicago on Wednesday, he was tied up by a visa issue at U.S. Customs. He missed his connecting flight to Wichita and because of snowstorms that grounded numerous flights, including those to Wichita, Ajtai never made it out of O’Hare Airport, stranded there for several days.
The IBA granted a special exception for Hernandez to fight Torres, due to these unforeseen problems, with the agreement that Hernandez would next fight Ajtai for an IBA title.
“It was an electric night,” pab txhawb John Andersen hais tias. “Ib zaug dua, Nico made the proper adjustment that can be credited to his amateur pedigree. In the amateurs, opponents often change at the last moment and Nico has overcome many obstacles during his boxing career. We’re going to give Josef another title shot against Nico in April or May. They have unfinished business together!
“I was very pleased with Nico’s performance. It’s the best I’ve seen him. He was unbelievable in every way, on point throughout the fight. We also want to give Torres credit for accepting the fight on such late notice.”
Hernandez came out fast from the start, battering Torres’ body with tremendous combinations, and he never let up. Torres absorbed punishment but remained upright, but IBA referee Steve Smoger halted the action in the fifth round for Torres’ kev nyab xeeb.
“I’m not leaving this belt,” Hernandez commented at the post fight press conference as he handled his IBA Americas belt. “It’s going everywhere with me. I was looking forward to this fight and I’m ready to continue my success. This is the first (title belt) of many. I got what I worked hard for. I want to thank my coaches, all the work paid off, and now I have this (title belt).”
Nyob rau hauv lub co-featured kev tshwm sim, Minneapolis welterweight Javonte Starks (13-2, 7 Kos) and Mexican veteran Cesar Soriano (28-36-2, 17 Kos) fought to a six-round majority draw.
Bakersfield, CA pro-debuting Derrick Clayton upset Milwaukee junior welterweight Akeem Dub (3-2, 1 KO), registering a second-round technical knockout.
Wichita middleweight Jeff Sturm (2-0, 1 KO) tseem undefeated, stopping intrastate rival Brian Clements, ntawm Topeka, halfway through the opening round.
Another pro-debuting California fighter, junior welterweight Chazz Macias, needed only1:20 to knockout Omaha’s Corey Roberts.
Fighting for the first time in 5 ½ xyoo, Washington D.C. Heavyweight Maurice “freight tsheb ciav hlau” Brerm (14-2-1, 10 Kos) took out 300-pounder Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-13-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv round ib.
Full results below:
RAUG RAWS NTAUB NTAWV TAU
MAIN kev tshwm sim – VACANT IBA AMERICAS FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Nico Hernandez (4-0, 3 Kos), Wichita, KS
WTKO5 (0:55)
Victor Torres (2-8-1, 1 KO), Modesto, XWS LI
(Hernandez won vacant IBA Americas flyweight title)
CO-FEATURE – WELTERWEIGHTS
Cesar Soriano (28-36-2, 17 Kos), Iztacalco, Distrito Federal, Mexico
D6 (5-56, 57-57, 57-57)
Javonte Starks (13-2-1, 7 Kos), Minneapolis, MN
HEAVYEIGHTS
Maurice Byarm (14-2-1, 10 Kos), Washington D.C.
WKO1 (1:34)
Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-13-1, 12 Kos), Kansas City, MO
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Jeff Strum (2-0, 1 KO), Wichita, KS
WKO1 (1:12)
Brian Clements (0-1-1), Topeka, KS
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Derrick Clayton (1-0, 1 KO), Bakersfield, XWS LI
WTKO2 (2:59)
Akeem Dub (3-2, 1 KO), Milwaukee, WI
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Chazz Macias (1-0, 1KO), Tehachapi, XWS LI
WKO1 (1:20)
Corey Roberts (0-4), Omaha, NE
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Nkaus zoo tu qab tso thiab raring mus nyob rau hauv 1 title sib ntaus

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“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: kub & Glory” rau
tsis muaj IBA Americas Flyweight title vs. Jozsef Ajtai
Feb. 10 ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, KS
TIAJ UA SI NROOG, Kansas (Lub ib hlis ntuj 22, 2018) – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist thiab hometown hero Nico Hernandez tau tag nrho zoo tu qab tso los ntawm ib tug kev raug mob uas muab ncua nws Hlis ntuj nqeg 2nd sib ntaus sib tua rau Saturdeay, Lub ob hlis ntuj 10, tiv tiag Hungarian yeej Jozsef “Me liab” Ajtai nyob rau hauv lub yim-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau cov tsis muaj International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas Flyweight title, headlining lub “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: kub & Glory” card, ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, Kansas.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: kub & Glory” yog ib tug kev nthuav qhia ntawm KO Hmo ntuj Boxing LLC., nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Hartman Arena, thiab kev txhawb nqa nyob rau hauv ib feem los ntawm Chaw ua si Lub nroog (KS), Twister City Harley Davidson- thiab Metro PCS.
Qhov kev txiav txim yuav tsum muaj kev sib tw nyob rau yav tom ntej airing on CBS Cov kev ua si Network.
Lub 22-xyoo-laus Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Wichita, raug kev txom nyem ib Undisclosed kev raug mob uas yuam nws mus thim ntawm lub Dec. 2nd sib ntaus. Tsis Hernandez tsis nws pab txhawb, John Andersen (KO Hmo ntuj Boxing, LLC), tau qhia tej lus txog Nico tus raug mob kom tsis txhob muab nws tus nrog sib ntaus tej tau kom zoo dua rau qhov hom phiaj yog nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
“Kuv xav tias zoo, npaj txhij mus tua,” Hernandez commented. “Peb xav kom paub tseeb tias kuv yog raug mob dawb thiab kuv 100-feem pua. I’m going to do whatever is needed to win this fight. Fighting for my first title means a lot to me. I didn’t think it would happen this fast. I want everybody to see that I can be competitive with the best in my division. Ib tug yeej Lub ob hlis ntuj 10 yuav tau txais kuv muaj ib tug ntau los ze zog.

“Kuv tus nrog sib ntaus zoo li sau tau ntau heev thiab nws yog ceev, so I need to have my legs under me. Other than that, tab sis yog, I should be okay. He has fought some good guys. I can’t wait to get in the ring in front of my fans.”
Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos), uas yog ib lub xyoo thiab rau hnub nyoog yau dua Hernandez, twb tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv tsib title fights. Nws kuj mus rau tag nrho cov 10-round deb, albeit nyob rau hauv ib tug tsis los ntawm kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv 2016, rau ob-lub sij hawm Olympic kub medalist Shiming Zou, lub qub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) Flyweight ntiaj teb no yeej. Sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws tus nrog sib ntaus hometown yog tsis muaj teeb meem rau Ajtai, uas tau so los siav txoj kev kev muaj tiv thaiv raws li ib tug pro nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws USA, United Kingdom, Spain, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Ukraine thiab Slovakia.
“Nico yuav tsis paub tias qhov twg kuv yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib,” Ajtai kwv yees. “Thaum nws zoo mus rau sab laug rau kuv, Kuv yuav mus rau sab xis; thaum nws ncav mus nrhiav tau kuv nyob rau txoj cai, Kuv yuav nyob ntawm sab laug. Thaum nws xav mus so, Kuv yuav tuaj rau pem hauv ntej xuas nrig ntaus; thaum nws xav tshum, nws yuav tsis pom kuv.
“Kuv muaj ib lub hom phiaj rau qhov no sib ntaus thiab kuv paub hais tias nws tsis zoo li. Tab sis, nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, tsuas yog ib fighter txoj hau kev yuav kawm tau ntawv zoo. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus, tab sis kuv yuav tsis cog lus rau pej xeem uas Nico yuav yog tus khiav.”
“Kuv pog uas Nico yog 100-feem pua ​​noj qab nyob zoo rau qhov no sib ntaus,” Andersen hais tias. “Peb yuav tsis yuav happier coj no kuj zoo kawg sib ntaus, thiab ntau yam ntxiv raws li peb txav mus rau pem hauv ntej, rau lub nroog ntawm Wichita.”
Nyob rau hauv lub rau-round co-featured kev tshwm sim, Minneapolis welterweight Javonte Starks (13-2, 7 Kos), ib tug qub neej yav tom ntej Hnub Qub National zus raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv cov qub tub rog Mexican fighter Cesar Soriano (28-36-1, 17 Kos), lub qub FECARBOX sib titlist.
Pheej Milwaukee junior middleweight prospect Akeem Dub (3-1, 1 KO) faces pro-debuting Derrick Clayton, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Bakersfield (XWS LI), nyob rau hauv lub plaub-round televised opener.
Wichita middleweight Jeff Sturm (1-0) raws li tus ntoo khaub lig-lub xeev rival Brian Clements (0-0-1), ntawm Toledo, nyob rau hauv lub plaub-round TV viav vias bout.
Tsis tas li ntawd sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub nyob rau hauv daim ntawv yog Washington D.C. Heavyweight Maurice “freight tsheb ciav hlau” Brerm (13-2-1, 9 Kos) battles 300-phaus Kansas City (MO) foe Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-12-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round match. Ib tug khub ntawm plaub-rounders nrhiav undefeated Bakersfield junior welterweight prospect Miguel Contreras (5-0, 4 Kos) ntuav-down nrog nws Georgia tus nrog sib ntaus, Archie Wey (2-9), thiab California junior welterweight Chazz Macias yog slated ua kom nws pro debut tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum tau txiav txim.
Daim pib mus muag tag kis (Tuesday, Oct. 24 @ 10 a.m. I) nyob rau Hartman Arena chaw ua hauj lwm thiab http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue / 50551?Hom = Hartman. cov nqi $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 thiab $20.00 (nqi tsis muaj xws li kev pab cuam cov nqi). Student tickets are available – kindergarten los ntawm tsev kawm qib siab – rau $15.00 nyiaj tab sis yog tsuas muag thaum lub arena. Menyuam tus ID yog requited.
Qhov no yog ib tug tag nrho-hnub nyoog qhia. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 5:00 p.m. I with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. I.
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