Nery Saguilan: record, next fight and profile →
Adrian Hernandez' aspirations of landing a showdown with World flyweight king Roman Gonzalez could have very well crashed and burned in Mexico City. The former 108 lb. titlist suffered a shocking 8th round stoppage loss at the hands of Saul 'Baby' Juarez in their chief support bout Saturday evening at Arena Coliseo in capital city.
Adrian Hernandez is ready to continue his quest for a flyweight title fight, while Nery Saguilán strives for a crack at the junior welterweight crown. Both fighters made weight for their separate co-headliners Saturday evening in Mexico City. Saguilán showed far more discipline at the scales than was the case in his last bout. The aspiring contender came in at 139.5 lbs. for his regional title fight with Wilfrido Buelvas, who tipped the scales at 141 lbs.
In the opening bout of the telecast, Ibeth 'La Roca' Zamora won a 10-round decision over Suri 'Tsunami' Tapia. The action-packed bout featured plenty of leather, but remained in favor of Zamora (22-5, 8KOs) who won by scores of 99-91 across the board.
Nery 'Pantera' Saguilan is best known for his masked presence, but needed somewhere to hide his face after missing weight for Saturday's bout with Marcos Villasana Jr. The show will still go on in Tlalnepantla, México, as Villasana's team agreed to move forward with the fight despite his opponent not able to make the contracted weight or the modified agreed-upon catchweight. Saguilan tipped the scales at a beefy 143.75 lbs. Even with the prescribed two hours to make weight, the fringe yet always entertaining contender still couldn't down beyond 143 lbs., a full pound over the 142 lb. catchweight for the bout. Villasana Jr. tipped the scales at a lean and ready 137.25 lbs. for Saturday's headliner, which airs live on Televisa.