IBA official/Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger presented Nico Hernandez with the IBA flyweight title belt

(picture by Tony Scvhock / GS Memorymaker)

פארק סיטי, מאי. (פבואר 11, 2018) – מתגורר בארה"ב. Olympian and hometown favorite ניקו הרננדז captured the vacant International Boxing Association (רשות השידור) Americas flyweight title in his fourth professional fight, הכותרת הראשית של אמש “אגרוף KO הלילה” זהב & גלורי” כרטיס, ב הרטמן ארנה בפארק סיטי, קנזס.

שהוצג על ידי “KO Night Boxing LLC,” the card was taped live to be shown at a later date on CBS Sports Network. “אגרוף KO הלילה” זהב & גלורי” כרטיס, הוצג על ידי KO Night Boxing LLC,

The-בת 22 הרננדז (4-0, 3 קוס) stopped last-minute replacement, משחק ויקטור “בול” טורס, בסיבוב החמישי.

הרננדז’ יריב מקורי, Hungarian champion Joseph Ajtai (19-9, 12 קוס), never made it to Wichita due to a series of unfortunate circumstances. Ajtai lost one day in Frankfurt, גרמניה, after leaving his passport on the plane he took from Budapest. Once he landed in Chicago ביום רביעי, 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,” אמרגן John Andersen אמר. “שוב, 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 סטיב סמוגר halted the action in the fifth round for Torres’ בטיחות.

“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).”

במקרה תכונות שיתוף, חצי כבד מיניאפוליס Javonte Starks (13-2, 7 קוס) and Mexican veteran סזאר סוריאנו (28-36-2, 17 קוס) fought to a six-round majority draw.

Bakersfield, CA pro-debuting דריק קלייטון upset Milwaukee junior welterweight Akeem שחור (3-2, 1 KO), registering a second-round technical knockout.

בינוני Wichita ג'ף שטורם (2-0, 1 KO) נשאר בלתי מנוצח, stopping intrastate rival Brian Clements, של טופיקה, halfway through the opening round.

Another pro-debuting California fighter, welterweight הזוטר צ'אז מסיאס, צורך רק1:20 to knockout Omaha’s Corey Roberts.

Fighting for the first time in 5 שנה וחצי, וושינגטון D.C. במשקל כבד מוריס “רכבת משא” Brerm (14-2-1, 10 קוס) took out 300-pounder ריצ'רד “סילוארבאק” קארמק (15-13-1, 12 קוס) בסיבוב אחד.

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