Mario Hernandez: record, next fight and profile →
Bantamweight Luis Fernando Saavedra won a convincing unanimous decision over Mario Hernandez Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. It was a crossroads bout between Hernandez and Saavedra, who entered the fight having lost his previous four bouts.
Unbeaten bantamweight Mario Hernandez will square off against Luis Fernando Saavedra tonight at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. At Thursday’s weigh-in, Hernandez weighed in at 118.3 pounds, while Saavedra tipped the scale at 119 pounds. The Hernandez-Saavedra fight was elevated to main event status when Pedro Moreno fell ill Tuesday night, forcing to withdraw from his fight against fellow unbeaten Ramon Mascarena of Chile.
On Friday's "New Blood" co-feature, fast charging bantamweight Mario Hernandez (7-0, 3 KOs) of Santa Ana, Calif. meets Ivan Gonzalez (4-1-1, 1 KO) of Mexico City, Mex. in what projects to be an all action fight set for 6-rounds. The undefeated Hernandez is coming off an impressive, unanimous decision win over the previously unbeaten Jonah Flores in July.
He may not have won by knockout in the first round, but welterweight contender Roberto Arriaza will take a decision win any day. After notching three consecutive opening round knockout victories, Arriaza was taken the distance by fringe contender Juan Ruiz, winning a unanimous decision over 10 rounds Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
ORANGE, Calif. - Bantamweight Mario Hernandez signed an exclusive promotional contract with Thompson Boxing Promotions, the Southern California based promoter announced today. Hernandez, 26, comes from a brief, yet successful amateur background that saw him net 30 victories against only one loss. He is based in Santa Ana, Calif. and trains out of TKO Boxing Club with manager and trainer Hector Lopez.