לאס וגאס (יוני 26, 2017) —
Fresh off his sensational stoppage of previously undefeated חוזה “Mexican Diablo” רודריגז, 2016 מדליסט ארד אולימפי
ניקו הרננדז is riding the fast track to stardom on an exciting journey that’s just really started.
In the June 17ה “אגרוף KO הלילה: צרור יריות” אירוע מרכזי, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from Hartman Arena in Park City, קנזס, Hernandez improved his record to 2-0 (2 קוס), dropping Rodriguez three times and closing the show in the third round..
The 21-year-old Hernandez, נלחמים מתוך Wichita, is already proving to be a better professional boxer that he was an amateur, despite all his accomplishments and achievements in the non-paying ranks, firing effective combinations from a wide variety of angles, including punishing body shots and devastating, powerful punches to his opponent’s head.
Because Hernandez fights in the featherweight division, which is void of overwhelming talent and lacks top-notch Americans, along with his amateur pedigree and experience fighting boxers with different styles, Hernandez can likely crack the world ratings this year, possibily getting a world title shot in 2018.
“I did my thing tonight,” Hernandez said after his June 17ה מאבק. “I’ve fought the best at the Olympics, so I wasn’t worried about what he (רודריגז) הוא עשה. This fight was a little personal because he’d said he was knocking me out. I got tired of him and went into the ring trying to take him out. We can be friends now.
“I just need to stay on path and I will. I’ve been on the top since I started boxing when I was nine. I want to do what other Olympians like (אחר) וורד ו (אסיל) לומנצ'נקו have done…become world champion!”
The highest-rated flyweight in the world today is 36-year-old בריאן וילוריה (37-5, 22 קוס), the 4-time, 2-division world champion and 2000 מתגורר בארה"ב. אולימפי. Considering his advanced age for a boxer, the “Hawaian Punch” will probably be retired by the time Hernandez is ready for a world title shot, leaving אוסקר קאנטו ו מיגל קרטחנה as the only American featherweights currently rated among the top 25 בעולם.
“Nico was great in his last fight and everybody is seeing what we want to do with him,” Hernadez’ אמרגן John Andersen (אגרוף KO הלילה) ציין. “We need to step up the competition for him in his next fight, which will probably be his last six-round bout. Our plan is one more six and then an eight-rounder for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International Youth featherweight title. But Nico has options because he can easily drop down to junior flyweight or move up to super flyweight. We’ll take things fight-by-fight with him with an eye on the immediate future for a world title fight.”
The featherweight division, עכשיו, is led by a pair of stars, Kazuto Ioka, של יפן, and Filipino דוני ניטס. The future of lower weight-classes may very well belong to Nico Hernandez.
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