Yoan Pablo Hernández
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Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez (born 28 October 1984 in Havana-Cuba) is a Cuban
professional boxer. Hernández has been featured in the top 10 rankings of Ring Magazine at Cruiserweight. He is the current IBF
Cruiserweight Champion.
and was forced to go down in weight. At Light Heavyweight (178 lbs) in 2003 Hernández won the silver medal at the Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo
where he lost to Ramiro Reducindo
.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
for his native country. There he was defeated in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg)
division by Russia's Evgeny Makarenko
, a double world champion in the event.
Although he was considered one of the top prospects in Cuban boxing, he fled his homeland for Germany and is now based in Halle, Germany
.
2005 Cuban National Champion (Light Heavyweight)
for the WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino title but suffered his first reverse on March 29, 2008 when he lost via 3rd round TKO to ex-champ Wayne Braithwaite
of Guyana, after controlling the match for the first two rounds and even knocking Braithwaite down in the 1st round. Hernández got too cocky in the 3rd and decided to shoot it out with him resulting in Braithwaite knocking Hernández down 3 times. Since Hernández' loss he is 8-0 including a wide decision win over prospect Aaron Williams
.
On September 19, 2009 Hernández defeated Enad Licina by a wide UD for the IBF
Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title, becoming the first Cuban to hold a version of the IBF title since it was created.
On March 13, 2010 Hernández made his first defense of the IBF Inter-Continental title beating Cesar David Crenz by UD.
On February 12, 2011 Hernández won the interim WBA
Cruiserweight title by knocking out Steve Herelius
.. With this latest win he extended his undefeated streak to 10 fights since the defeat to Braithwaite and improved his overall record to 24-1 (13 knockouts).
On October 1, 2011 Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham
by sixth round technical decision for the IBF Cruiserweight title. The fight was stopped due to Hernández being cut by an illegal headbutt, though the fight was not without controversy. Hernández knocked Cunningham down with a counter left hook in the first round and seemed to be badly hurt, but referee Mickey Vann decided to let the fight continue after what seemed like a controversial slow count. Cunningham made a comeback during the second and third rounds, hitting Hernández with body shots in the second and becoming more aggressive during the third. However the latter round was also marred with controversy as Hernández was hit with an accidental headbutt that caused a cut and that many felt was intentional, with referee Vann not stopping the fight or even giving a warning to Cunningham. During the fourth round both fighters seems about equal, with Cunningham controlling the pace with his jab and Hernández successfully landing a combo. During the fifth round, Hernández accidentally hit Cunningham behind the head when referee Vann attempted to break up a clinch. During the sixth and final round the corner of Hernández as well as the ringside physician inspected the cut caused by Cunningham's headbutt. Afterwards Hernández seemed ready to resume with the round when the referee stoped the fight due to the physician deeming Hernández unfit to continue. The score cards were 57-56 for Cunningham, and 58-55 and 59-54 for Hernández.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
professional boxer. Hernández has been featured in the top 10 rankings of Ring Magazine at Cruiserweight. He is the current IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Cruiserweight Champion.
Amateur career
Southpaw Yoan Pablo Hernández started boxing with the Cuban national team at a very young age. He got silver at the Cadet World Championships (under 17) 2001 at 201 lbs/91 kg. He won the Heavyweight Junior World Championships in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba but lost twice to countryman Odlanier SolisOdlanier Solis
Odlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
and was forced to go down in weight. At Light Heavyweight (178 lbs) in 2003 Hernández won the silver medal at the Pan American Games
Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15....
in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
where he lost to Ramiro Reducindo
Ramiro Reducindo
Ramiro Goben Reducindo Radilla is a boxer from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo at light heavyweight by defeating Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the final.-Amateur:At the...
.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
for his native country. There he was defeated in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight
The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...
division by Russia's Evgeny Makarenko
Evgeny Makarenko
Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:...
, a double world champion in the event.
Although he was considered one of the top prospects in Cuban boxing, he fled his homeland for Germany and is now based in Halle, Germany
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
.
Amateur highlights
- 2001 Cuban junior champion at heavyweight
- World Junior championships as a heavyweight, in competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:
- Defeated Dato Dundva (Georgia) points
- Defeated Rufat Hairbekov (Azerbaijan) points
- Lost to Siergej Ivanov (Russia) points
- World Junior championships 2002 (Heavyweight) in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Results were:
- Defeated Justin White (Canada) RTD 1
- Defeated Vitaly Mikhyeyenko (Ukraine) 31-11.
- Defeated Stefan Koeber (Germany) RSC 3
- Defeated Parfait Amougou (Cameroon) RSC 3. (Captured gold medal)
- Pan American games 2003 (Light Heavyweight) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Defeated Argenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro Núñez is a Dominican amateur boxer best known to medal twice at the PanAm Games.-Career:In 2003 at the PanAm Games he beat Washington Silva but lost to Cuban southpaw Yoan Pablo Hernández at light-heavyweight and won Bronze.In 2005 at the PanAm Championships he lost to Yusiel...
(Dominican Republic) RSC 4 - Lost to Ramiro ReducindoRamiro ReducindoRamiro Goben Reducindo Radilla is a boxer from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo at light heavyweight by defeating Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the final.-Amateur:At the...
(Mexico (20-37) (won silver medal)
- Defeated Argenis Casimiro Núñez
- Represented Cuba as a Light heavyweight at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. His results were:
- 1st round bye:
- Lost to Evgeny MakarenkoEvgeny MakarenkoYevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:...
(Russia) 18-30
- 2003 knocked out by Odlanier SolisOdlanier SolisOdlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
in 3rd round at Cuban amateur heavyweight championship competition. - 2003 competed as a Light heavyweight at 2003 Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Results were:
- Defeated Eduardo Beltran (Ecuador) RSC 1
- Defeated Argenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro Núñez is a Dominican amateur boxer best known to medal twice at the PanAm Games.-Career:In 2003 at the PanAm Games he beat Washington Silva but lost to Cuban southpaw Yoan Pablo Hernández at light-heavyweight and won Bronze.In 2005 at the PanAm Championships he lost to Yusiel...
(Dominican Republic) RSC 4 - Lost to Ramiro ReducindoRamiro ReducindoRamiro Goben Reducindo Radilla is a boxer from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo at light heavyweight by defeating Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the final.-Amateur:At the...
(Mexico) 20-37
- 2004 3rd place at Cuban national Light heavyweight competition, losing on points to Vladimir Linares Mesquia RSC 4
2005 Cuban National Champion (Light Heavyweight)
Professional career
Hernández is a fast but light-punching boxer, presently campaigning at Cruiserweight. On December 29 of 2007, he KOd world title challenger Mohamed AzzaouiMohamed Azzaoui
Mohamed Azzaoui is a retired amateur boxer from Algeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa...
for the WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino title but suffered his first reverse on March 29, 2008 when he lost via 3rd round TKO to ex-champ Wayne Braithwaite
Wayne Braithwaite
Wayne Braithwaite is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "Big Truck", Braithwaite looked like an invincible force that would rebuild credibility in the cruiserweight ranks, but the invincibility was short lived....
of Guyana, after controlling the match for the first two rounds and even knocking Braithwaite down in the 1st round. Hernández got too cocky in the 3rd and decided to shoot it out with him resulting in Braithwaite knocking Hernández down 3 times. Since Hernández' loss he is 8-0 including a wide decision win over prospect Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams (boxer)
Aaron Williams is an American boxer.-Amateur:As a young man he trained for 3 years under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward, 90-8 record as an amateur although Cyberboxing lists him as 93-10....
.
On September 19, 2009 Hernández defeated Enad Licina by a wide UD for the IBF
IBF
IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...
Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title, becoming the first Cuban to hold a version of the IBF title since it was created.
On March 13, 2010 Hernández made his first defense of the IBF Inter-Continental title beating Cesar David Crenz by UD.
On February 12, 2011 Hernández won the interim WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Cruiserweight title by knocking out Steve Herelius
Steve Hérélius
Steve Herelius is a French professional boxer. Herelius has held the WBA Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title as well as the France Heavyweight Title .-Professional career:...
.. With this latest win he extended his undefeated streak to 10 fights since the defeat to Braithwaite and improved his overall record to 24-1 (13 knockouts).
On October 1, 2011 Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham
Steve Cunningham
Steven Ormain Cunningham is an American professional boxer. Nicknamed USS Cunningham in reference to his 1994–1998 US Navy service on the aircraft carriers and .-Amateur career:...
by sixth round technical decision for the IBF Cruiserweight title. The fight was stopped due to Hernández being cut by an illegal headbutt, though the fight was not without controversy. Hernández knocked Cunningham down with a counter left hook in the first round and seemed to be badly hurt, but referee Mickey Vann decided to let the fight continue after what seemed like a controversial slow count. Cunningham made a comeback during the second and third rounds, hitting Hernández with body shots in the second and becoming more aggressive during the third. However the latter round was also marred with controversy as Hernández was hit with an accidental headbutt that caused a cut and that many felt was intentional, with referee Vann not stopping the fight or even giving a warning to Cunningham. During the fourth round both fighters seems about equal, with Cunningham controlling the pace with his jab and Hernández successfully landing a combo. During the fifth round, Hernández accidentally hit Cunningham behind the head when referee Vann attempted to break up a clinch. During the sixth and final round the corner of Hernández as well as the ringside physician inspected the cut caused by Cunningham's headbutt. Afterwards Hernández seemed ready to resume with the round when the referee stoped the fight due to the physician deeming Hernández unfit to continue. The score cards were 57-56 for Cunningham, and 58-55 and 59-54 for Hernández.