Vladimir Hernandez didn’t fight Saturday night like an opponent who accepted a shot at a favored veteran on extremely short notice.
Hernandez gave Alfredo Angulo more than he could handle and upset him in a thoroughly entertaining, 10-round super middleweight match at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Hernandez, a late replacement for Caleb Truax, and Angulo ignored defense and absorbed countless power punches in a brutal battle between Mexican brawlers that Hernandez won by unanimous decision.
All three judges – Edward Hernandez Sr., Steve Morrow and Pat Russell – scored their fight exactly the same, 98-92, for Hernandez. They each though Hernandez, who got off to a strong start, won eight of the 10 rounds in a fight FOX aired as part of the Erislandy Lara-Greg Vendetti undercard.
