Genaro Hernández (38-2-1, 17) was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on May 10, 1966. At the age of 18 years on September 27, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Dino Ramirez, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 24th career fight at 25 years old, Hernández became a super-featherweight world champion on November 22, 1991 after defeating Daniel Londas via 9th-round TKO to win the vacant WBA title.
Hernández' last fight was a super-featherweight (WBC) world-title defense against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on October 3, 1998. He lost the fight via 8th-round retirement. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Genaro Hernández' best fights have been against Carlos Gerena, Carlos Hernández, Azumah Nelson and Jorge Páez.
Hernández has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Oct 3, 1998 32 years, 4 months 38-2-1 (17) | 21 years, 7 months 17-0 (13) | SFT | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBC |
40  | May 16, 1998 32 years 38-1-1 (17) | 27 years, 4 months 28-1 (24) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
39  | Nov 20, 1997 31 years, 6 months 37-1-1 (17) | 26 years, 9 months 25-1-1 (15) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
38 | Jun 14, 1997 31 years, 1 months 36-1-1 (17) | Anatoly Alexandrov | SFT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
37  | Mar 22, 1997 30 years, 10 months 35-1-1 (17) | 38 years, 8 months 38-3-2 (27) | SFT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC |
36 | Sep 28, 1996 30 years, 4 months 34-1-1 (17) | Antonio Hernandez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35 | May 8, 1996 29 years, 11 months 33-1-1 (17) | Javier Pichardo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | Sep 9, 1995 29 years, 3 months 32-1-1 (16) | 22 years, 7 months 18-0 (16) | LT | 6 | RTD | LOSS For WBO |
33  | Mar 31, 1995 28 years, 10 months 32-0-1 (16) | 29 years, 5 months 53-7-4 (36) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Nov 12, 1994 28 years, 6 months 31-0-1 (15) | Jimmy Garcia | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
31 | Jan 31, 1994 27 years, 8 months 30-0-1 (15) | Jorge Ramirez | SFT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Oct 11, 1993 27 years, 5 months 29-0-1 (14) | Harold Warren | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Jun 28, 1993 27 years, 1 months 28-0-1 (14) | Raúl Pérez | SFT | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Apr 26, 1993 26 years, 11 months 27-0-1 (13) | Raúl Pérez | SFT | 1 | TD | DRAW Defended WBA |
27 | Nov 20, 1992 26 years, 6 months 27-0 (13) | Yuji Watanabe | SFT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
26 | Jul 15, 1992 26 years, 2 months 26-0 (12) | Masuaki Takeda | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | Feb 24, 1992 25 years, 9 months 25-0 (12) | Omar Catarí | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
24 | Nov 22, 1991 25 years, 6 months 24-0 (12) | Daniel Londas | SFT | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
23 | Feb 11, 1991 24 years, 9 months 23-0 (11) | Pedro Arroyo | 10 | DQ | WIN | |
22 | Dec 6, 1990 24 years, 6 months 22-0 (11) | Rodolfo Gomez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Sep 22, 1990 24 years, 4 months 21-0 (10) | Ben Lopez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 27, 1990 24 years, 3 months 20-0 (9) | Richard Abila | 3 | KO | WIN | |
19 | May 10, 1990 24 years 19-0 (8) | Leon Collins | 3 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Jul 31, 1989 23 years, 2 months 18-0 (7) | Felipe Orozco | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | May 15, 1989 23 years 17-0 (7) | Ed Pollard | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Nov 22, 1988 22 years, 6 months 16-0 (7) | Refugio Rojas | SFT | 6 | KO | WIN |
15 | Jul 25, 1988 22 years, 2 months 15-0 (6) | Jose Mosqueda | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Apr 25, 1988 21 years, 11 months 14-0 (6) | Juan Manuel Vega | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 31, 1987 21 years, 3 months 13-0 (5) | Kenny Wyatt | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 12, 1986 20 years, 7 months 12-0 (5) | J L Ivey | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Sep 12, 1986 20 years, 4 months 11-0 (5) | Lupe Miranda | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Jul 21, 1986 20 years, 2 months 10-0 (5) | Terry Baldwin | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 28, 1986 19 years, 11 months 9-0 (4) | Jorge Valdez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 31, 1986 19 years, 10 months 8-0 (3) | Larry Villarreal | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Feb 24, 1986 19 years, 9 months 7-0 (3) | Terry Baldwin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 17, 1986 19 years, 9 months 6-0 (2) | Pablo Montano | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 12, 1985 19 years, 7 months 5-0 (1) | Jose Maytorena | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 29, 1985 19 years, 5 months 4-0 (0) | Randy Archuleta | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jun 24, 1985 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (0) | Dino Ramirez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 17, 1984 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (0) | Martin Escobar | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Sep 27, 1984 18 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Dino Ramirez | 4 | PTS | WIN |
