Nico Hernandez
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| Rated at | 108 lb (49 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1996 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
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Nico Hernández (born January 4, 1996)[1] is an American boxer, from Wichita, Kansas -- an Olympic medalist and pro boxer, noted for unusually fast and aggressive boxing.
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he won an Olympic Bronze Medal for the United States, in the Men's light flyweight division—the United States' first Olympic men's boxing medal since the 2008 Beijing Olympics[2][3][4][5][6] -- capping a 94-5 amateur career (94 wins, 5 losses) with, over six years, six national titles.[7][8][9]
Hernandez began his professional boxing career in 2017, starting with back-to-back knockouts in nationally televised bouts.He won his pro debut in a 4th round TKO.
In his second pro fight, he dominated power punching Jose Rodriguez, knocking him down three times before knocking him out in the 3rd round.[10][11]
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- ↑ Posnanski, Joe, "For Nico Hernandez, there will be other days," NBC Olympics August 12 or 13, 2016, retrieved August 13, 2016
- ↑ Velin, Bob, "Nico Hernandez's Olympic dream ends with bronze medal," August 12, 2016, USA TODAY, retrieved August 13, 2016
- ↑ Rafael, Dan, ESPN Senior Writer, "Olympian Nico Hernandez gets second shot at first pro fight," February 17, 2017, ESPN.com retrieved June 19, 2017
- ↑ Kudialis, Chris, Eagle correspondent, "Wichitan Nico Hernandez loses in Olympic boxing semifinal," August 12, 2016, Wichita Eagle newspaper, retrieved August 13, 2016
- ↑ Naktin, Eric, Boxer Nico Hernandez excelled as North High wrestler," August 10, 2016, Updated August 12, 2016, KSN-TV (Kansas State Network / KSN-W, Wichita, Kansas), retrieved August 13, 2016
- ↑ Salazar, Fernando, "Can Nico Hernandez Be a Boxing Star?" March 24, 2017, Wichita Eagle retrieved June 19, 2017
- ↑ "Nico Hernandez' pro debut March 25 in Kansas on CBS Sports Network," February 16, 2017, Boxing News on BoxingNews24.com, retrieved June 19, 2017
- ↑ "Nico Hernandez - 49KG," official stats, August 14, 2016, International Boxing Association (AIBA), Lausanne, Switzerland, retrieved June 19, 2017
- ↑ Eldridge, Taylor, "Nico Hernandez pro boxing debut recap: Nico Hernandez wins pro debut with fourth-round TKO," March 26, 2017, Wichita Eagle retrieved June 19, 2017
- ↑ Eldridge, Taylor, "Nico Hernandez Wins Second Professional Fight," June 17, 2017, Wichita Eagle retrieved June 19, 2017
