
Nico Hernandez wows Wichita with stoppage of Robert Ledesma
2016 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez made the local fans in Wichita, Kansas, happy by stopping Robert Ledesma in the second round Friday at the Charles Koch Arena.

2016 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez made the local fans in Wichita, Kansas, happy by stopping Robert Ledesma in the second round Friday at the Charles Koch Arena.

In July 2022, Wichita will not only host USA Boxing’s National Junior Olympics for the first time in the city’s history, but will also be the site of the first bouts in a new, combined amateur-professional fight series, showcased by Nico Hernandez – Wichita native, an IBA Flyweight World Title holder, 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist and winner of the 2012 and 2013 National Junior Olympics.

Nico Hernandez is finally able to resume his combat sports career, although with a very different look. With his boxing career momentarily on hold, Hernandez turns to the world of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) where he will make his debut this weekend. The wildly popular flyweight from Wichita, Kansas will face crosstown rival Chancey Wilson in the chief support of BKFC 13 which takes place Saturday evening in nearby Salina, Kansas.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will deliver an exciting night of bare knuckle action on Saturday, March 14 headlined by hometown fan favorites entering the ring at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas and live on pay-per-view.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) has announced the signing of 2016 U.S. Olympian and bronze medalist Nico Hernandez to a promotional contract that will see the highly-touted boxer fight in the world's biggest bare knuckle events.

in front of an adoring crowd of fans at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, hometown favorite and US Olympic bronze medal winner Nico Hernandez (7-0, 4 KOs) won his eight-round flyweight showdown by unanimous decision over a determined but out-gunned Victor Trejo Garcia of Mexico City, Mexico (16-10-1, 8 KOs).

From the moment he captured a Bronze medal for the United States during the 2016 Rio Olympics, Nico Hernandez knew that big things awaited him back home in Wichita, Kansas. He just didn’t realize his star power would blow up so early into his pro career.

UFC Fight Pass, Salita Promotions and Mark Taffet Media have reached an agreement to live stream five world-class professional boxing matches on Friday, February 15, featuring US Olympic bronze medal winner Nico Hernandez, women’s top contender Elena Saveleva and undefeated heavyweight puncher Apti Davtaev in separate bouts.

2016 Olympic Bronze Medallist, and fighting hometown hero, Nico Hernandez will return to the professional boxing ring on Friday, February 15, at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The undefeated Hernandez (6-0, 4 KOs) will face Mexico’s Victor Trejo Garcia (16-9-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round flyweight special attraction in the featured live bout immediately preceding the SHOWTIME tripleheader telecast of “ShoBox Live at the Kansas Star Casino.”

Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane - In a fight for the IBF, WBA, WBC middleweights titles - Claressa Shields (7-0, 2 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Hannah Rankin (5-3, 1 KO). All three judges scored the fight 100-90.