Genaro Hernández
Genaro Hernández | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 10, 1966
Died | June 7, 2011 | (aged 45)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Chicanito |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 38 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Genaro Hernández (May 10, 1966 – June 7, 2011) was a Mexican American
Professional career
Hernández, a Mexican-American, enjoyed a distinguished career as a professional boxer. His debut as a paid fighter came on September 27, 1984, when he beat Dino Ramirez by a decision in four rounds at Inglewood.[4] He racked up a record of 13–0 with 6 knockouts and a solid reputation as a future champion around Southern California, when he met former Julio César Chávez world title challenger Refugio Rojas on November 22, 1988. He beat Rojas, who had lasted seven rounds against Chávez, by a knockout in round six. This enabled Hernández to enter the WBA super featherweight rankings.[5] Hernandez went on to win seven more fights, four by knockout, including one over former world title challenger Felipe Orozco, and another, in his first professional fight abroad: a three-round knockout over Leon Collins in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
WBA super featherweight champion
Exactly two years after his win over Rojas, Hernández got his first world title try, against
His next fight proved historic, albeit for the wrong reasons. Defending on April 26, 1993, once again at Inglewood against former world
After eight successful title defenses, Hernández vacated his WBA super featherweight title in order to face De La Hoya in the upcoming year. Hernández began 1995 by beating another Mexican boxing legend,
WBO lightweight title challenge
On September 9, the highly anticipated encounter between Hernández and de la Hoya took place in
WBC and lineal super featherweight champion
In 1997, he fought what almost turned into another controversial fight when he challenged
Hernández went on to defend his crown against such capable challengers as future super featherweight champion Anatoly Alexandrov,
In what would turn out to be his last fight, on October 3 of 1998 he lost his titles to Floyd Mayweather Jr. by an 8th round retirement.[18]
Retirement
In December 1998, after he was diagnosed with a blood clot and a torn cartilage muscle, he announced his retirement with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins coming by knockout. He had intended to challenge WBC lightweight champion César Bazán before the diagnosis.[19]
Professional boxing record
41 fights | 38 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 17 | 2 |
By decision | 20 | 0 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Loss | 38–2–1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Oct 3, 1998 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC super featherweight title |
40 | Win | 38–1–1 | Carlos Gerena | UD | 12 | May 16, 1998 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
39 | Win | 37–1–1 | Carlos Hernández | UD | 12 | Nov 20, 1997 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
38 | Win | 36–1–1 | Anatoly Alexandrov | SD | 12 | Jun 14, 1997 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
37 | Win | 35–1–1 | Azumah Nelson | SD | 12 | Mar 22, 1997 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | Won WBC super featherweight title |
36 | Win | 34–1–1 | Antonio Hernández | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1996 | Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 33–1–1 | Javier Pichardo | TKO | 5 (10), 2:10 | May 8, 1996 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
34 | Loss | 32–1–1 | Oscar De La Hoya | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Sep 9, 1995 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBO lightweight title |
33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Jorge Páez | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 31, 1995 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Jimmy Garcia | UD | 12 | Nov 12, 1994 | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Jorge Ramirez | TKO | 8 (12), 2:35 | Jan 31, 1994 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Harold Warren | UD | 12 | Oct 11, 1993 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Raúl Pérez | KO | 8 (12), 2:11 | Jun 28, 1993 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
28 | Draw | 27–0–1 | Raúl Pérez | TD | 1 (12), 0:28 | Apr 26, 1993 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA super featherweight title; TD after Pérez was cut from an accidental head clash |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Yuji Watanabe | TKO | 6 (12), 0:59 | Nov 20, 1992 | Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Masuaki Takeda | UD | 12 | Jul 15, 1992 | Convention Center, Fukuoka, Japan | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Omar Catarí | UD | 12 | Feb 24, 1992 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA super featherweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Daniel Londas | TKO | 9 (12), 1:07 | Nov 22, 1991 | Complex Sport le COMEP, Épernay, France | Won vacant WBA super featherweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Pedro Arroyo | DQ | 10 (10) | Feb 11, 1991 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Rodolfo Gomez | KO | 5 (10), 2:00 | Dec 6, 1990 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Ben Lopez | TKO | 6 (10), 2:06 | Sep 22, 1990 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Richard Abila | KO | 3 (10), 2:18 | Aug 27, 1990 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Leon Collins | KO | 3 (10) | May 10, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Felipe Orozco | UD | 10 | Jul 31, 1989 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Ed Pollard | UD | 10 | May 15, 1989 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Refugio Rojas | KO | 6 (12) | Nov 22, 1988 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant California super featherweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Mosqueda | UD | 10 | Jul 25, 1988 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Juan Manuel Vega | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 25, 1988 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Kenny Wyatt | UD | 10 | Aug 31, 1987 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | J L Ivey | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Lupe Miranda | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1986 | Sahara Hotel, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Terry Baldwin | TKO | 7 | Jul 21, 1986 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jorge Valdez | TKO | 3 | Apr 28, 1986 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Larry Villarreal | UD | 6 | Mar 31, 1986 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Terry Baldwin | KO | 2 (6), 2:13 | Feb 24, 1986 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Pablo Montano | TKO | 2 (6) | Feb 17, 1986 | Graham Central Station, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Maytorena | KO | 1 | Dec 12, 1985 | Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, California, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Randy Archuleta | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1985 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Dino Ramirez | UD | 6 | Jun 24, 1985 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Martin Escobar | UD | 4 | Nov 17, 1984 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Dino Ramirez | PTS | 4 | Sep 27, 1984 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
Life after boxing
Hernández worked as a boxing color commentator on television, broadcasting several fights including the Floyd Mayweather and Diego Corrales fight on January 20, 2001. He was a boxing instructor at the LA Boxing Gym in Lake Forest, California until early 2011. He also assisted with regional boxing broadcasts in California.[20]
Illness and death
After retiring from boxing Hernández was diagnosed with stage four rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck, a very rare form of cancer, and one which Hernández' insurance would not cover for treatment. Although Hernández collected several large purses in his career, including $600,000 for his final fight against Mayweather,[21] he was not able to afford his expensive treatments and benefits were held to assist in paying what insurance would not cover. Bob Arum, of Top Rank Promotions, who promoted Hernández, footed Hernandez' bills for chemotherapy for a number of years, until Hernandez died, also having him brought to and from the chemotherapy sessions. In mid 2009 it was reported that Hernández' cancer was in remission[22] but in early 2010 the cancer had returned and Hernández was undergoing treatment.[23]
On June 3, 2011, it was announced that Hernández would stop chemotherapy treatment.[24] Hernández died from cancer on June 7, 2011, at the age of 45.[25] Floyd Mayweather paid for Hernández's funeral expenses.[26]
Accolades
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Boxing Honoree (1993)[27]
Pay-per-view bouts
Date | Fight | Billing | Buys | Network |
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September 9, 1995 | De La Hoya vs. Hernandez | The Rivals | 220,000[28] | HBO |
See also
- Lineal championship
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
References
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- ^ "Falleció Genaro 'Chicanito' Hernandez - Univision Deportes". Deportes.univision.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Iole, Kevin (2011-06-09). "Mailbag: Remembering a true champ - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "RIP Genaro Hernandez". 8countnews.com. June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Genaro Hernandez Dead at 45: RSR Says Goodbye to the Two-Time World Champion". Ringside Report. 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Dan RafaelBoxingArchive (2011-06-07). "Former 2-time champion Genaro Hernandez dead at 45 after battle with cancer - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Genaro Hernandez Passes Away After Long Cancer Battle - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "REST IN PEACE, Genaro Hernandez". Thesweetscience.com. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ [1] Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "El Nuevo DÃa - Noticias de Puerto Rico, información de última hora y multimedia - El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Genaro Hernandez verliert seinen schwersten Kampf | Boxen1 Boxen – Boxing – Boxkämpfe – Boxing-News – Box-Nachrichten". Boxen1.com. 2011-06-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ISBN 9781438146263.
- ^ "Falleció Genaro "El Chicanito" Hernández - Blog de Boxeo - ESPN Deportes". Espndeportes.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "SecondsOut Boxing News - Other News - Genaro Hernandez Loses Cancer Battle". Secondsout.com. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "The Leading As Bigo Site on the Net". asbigo.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Genaro Hernández - Lineal Jr. Lightweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ Caribbean Cool says. "WBC News: Genaro Hernandez passes away". Boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Bates, Ryan (June 8, 2011). "Genaro Hernandez, 1966-2011". 3morerounds.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Jackie Kallen: An Open letter to Genaro Hernandez". BoxingInsider.com. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Genaro Hernández hangs tough in his toughest bout". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ "purse listings". Cyberboxingzone.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Genaro Chicanito Hernández noqueó al cáncer". August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Genaro Hernandez hangs tough in his toughest bout". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ "Genaro Hernández gives up chemotherapy". Ringtalk.com. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ Pugmire, Lance (June 7, 2011). "Southland boxer Genaro Hernandez, a former world champion, dies at 45". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Mayweather quietly shows generous side".
- ^ "Honorees". Cauliflower Alley Club. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Pay-Per-View History at about.com
External links
- Boxing record for Genaro Hernández from BoxRec (registration required)
- Genaro Hernández profile at Cyber Boxing Zone