
Luis Nery vs. Azat Hovhannisyan - CompuBox Punch Stats
Over the first six rounds, Luis Nery landed 94 power punches to Azat Hovhannisyan’s 79 in their WBC final super bantamweight eliminator.
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Over the first six rounds, Luis Nery landed 94 power punches to Azat Hovhannisyan’s 79 in their WBC final super bantamweight eliminator.

Luis Nery truly earned his way back onto the title stage. The former WBC bantamweight and junior featherweight champion fought through fatigue and a determined effort by Azat ‘Crazy A’ Hovhannisyan to earn an eleventh-round knockout in an instant classic. Nery floored Hovhannisyan late in round ten and had the California-based Armenian out on his feet before referee Ray Corona stopped the contest at 1:51 of round eleven in their DAZN-aired WBC junior featherweight title eliminator Saturday evening at Fox Theater in Pomona, California.

Nery, Hovhannisyan Scorecard Live BoxingScene - In a WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17 KOs) of Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, Armenia will collide in a 12-round fight. (photos by Cris Esqueda)

Luis Nery has set his fights firmly on the obstacle standing in his way of a third title reign he’s always had on his mind. The former WBC bantamweight and junior featherweight titlist is now one win away from making his way back to that stage. Standing in his way is Armenia’s Azat ‘Crazy A’ Hovhannisyan, whom Tijuana’s Nery faces in a WBC junior featherweight title eliminator this Saturday on DAZN from Fox Theater in Pomona, California.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Having fought just three times since 2019, pending unrestricted free agent Azat Hovhannisyan is looking to kick his career into overdrive.

Nery, Hovhannisyan Weights Photos Gallery - In a WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17 KOs) of Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, Armenia will collide in a 12-round fight. (photos by Cris Esqueda)

Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan are set for a dangerous fight though where the lucrative reward far outweighs the high risk. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled twelve-round junior featherweight title eliminator. Tijuana’s Nery was right at the 122-pound divisional limit, while Hovhannisyan—an Armenian contender based out of Glendale, California—came in slightly under at 121.6 pounds for the DAZN main event Saturday evening from Fox Theater in Pomona, California.

Nery, Hovhannisyan Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - With only days left for their WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17 KOs) of Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, Armenia hosted a press conference today to discuss their 12-round fight. (photos by Cris Esqueda)

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Azat Hovhannisyan and Luis Nery had scheduled sparring sessions throughout the years that just never came to be while both fighters were trained by Freddie Roach in recent years.