Yoan Pablo Hernández (29-2, 14) was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba on October 28, 1984. At the age of 20 years on September 3, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against David Vicena, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 26th career fight at 26 years old, Hernández became a cruiserweight world champion on October 1, 2011 after defeating Steve Cunningham via 6-round technical decision to win the IBF title.
Hernández' last fight was a 7th-round KO loss to Kevin Johnson at age 35 on August 22, 2020. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Yoan Pablo Hernández' best fights were against Steve Cunningham, Firat Arslan and Daniel Bispo. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Yoan Pablo Hernández".
Hernández has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Yoan Pablo Hernández Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Aug 22, 2020 35 years, 9 months 29-2 (14) | 40 years, 11 months 34-17-1 (18) | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
30  | Aug 16, 2014 29 years, 9 months 29-1 (14) | 43 years, 10 months 34-7-2 (21) | CR | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
29 | Nov 23, 2013 29 years 28-1 (14) | Aleksandr Alekseyev | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
28 | Sep 15, 2012 27 years, 10 months 27-1 (13) | Troy Ross | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
27  | Feb 4, 2012 27 years, 3 months 26-1 (13) | 35 years, 6 months 24-3 (12) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won The Ring Defended IBF Vacant |
26 | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 11 months 25-1 (13) | 35 years, 2 months 24-2 (12) | CR | 6 | TD | WIN Won IBF |
25 | Feb 12, 2011 26 years, 3 months 24-1 (13) | Steve Hérélius | CR | 7 | KO | WIN Won WBA Interim |
24 | Dec 18, 2010 26 years, 1 months 23-1 (12) | Ali Ismailov | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jun 5, 2010 25 years, 7 months 22-1 (11) | Zack Page | 8 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 12, 2010 25 years, 4 months 21-1 (11) | César David Crenz | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
21 | Oct 17, 2009 24 years, 11 months 20-1 (11) | Enad Ličina | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | May 9, 2009 24 years, 6 months 19-1 (11) | Aaron Williams | 8 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Feb 28, 2009 24 years, 4 months 18-1 (11) | Micky Steeds | 5 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 25, 2008 23 years, 11 months 17-1 (10) | Michael Simms | 8 | MD | WIN | |
17 | Aug 30, 2008 23 years, 10 months 16-1 (10) | Santiago De Paula | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jun 7, 2008 23 years, 7 months 15-1 (9) | Stefan Raaff | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
15  | Mar 29, 2008 23 years, 5 months 14-1 (8) | 32 years, 7 months 22-3 (18) | CR | 3 | TKO | LOSS |
14 | Dec 29, 2007 23 years, 2 months 14-0 (8) | Mohamed Azzaoui | CR | 3 | KO | WIN |
13 | Oct 27, 2007 22 years, 11 months 13-0 (7) | Ismail Abdoul | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Aug 18, 2007 22 years, 9 months 12-0 (7) | Daniel Bispo | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
11 | Jun 23, 2007 22 years, 7 months 11-0 (6) | Thomas Hansvoll | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 14, 2007 22 years, 5 months 10-0 (5) | Hector Alfredo Avila | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 16, 2006 22 years, 1 months 9-0 (5) | Jason Curry | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 23, 2006 21 years, 10 months 8-0 (4) | Jean Claude Bikoi | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 13, 2006 21 years, 6 months 7-0 (4) | Carl Gathright | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 8, 2006 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (3) | Ervin Slonka | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 4, 2006 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (2) | Aleksejs Kosobokovs | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Dec 10, 2005 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | Aleksejs Kosobokovs | 2 | DQ | WIN | |
3 | Nov 12, 2005 21 years 3-0 (2) | Mounir Chibi | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 10, 2005 20 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Vladislav Druso | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 3, 2005 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | David Vicena | 2 | TKO | WIN |
