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Yoan Pablo Hernández Record

29-2
Total Fights31
Wins29
Losses2
Draws0
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses4
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins14
KO Losses2
Yoan Pablo Hernández Record & Stats
Yoan Pablo Hernández' Record
Yoan Pablo Hernández' boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Yoan Pablo Hernández' boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 14 years and 11 months, Yoan Pablo Hernández fought 31 times with 29 wins and 2 losses.

      Hernández retired from professional boxing with a record of 29-2, which included two cruiserweight world-title wins and four successful title defense fights. He had a 45.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 14 of his total 31 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Hernández suffered two knockout losses, both of which were in non-title fights.

      His last fight was a 7th round KO defeat to Kevin Johnson on August 22, 2020.

      Some of Hernández' best fights and notable victories include wins over Steve Cunningham, Aleksandr Alekseyev, Troy Ross, Firat Arslan, Steve Hérélius, Ali Ismailov, and Mohamed Azzaoui.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      31Aug 22, 202035Kevin JohnsonLossKO7
      30Aug 16, 201429Firat ArslanWin *SD
      29Nov 23, 201329Aleksandr AlekseyevWin *TKO10
      28Sep 15, 201227Troy RossWin *UD
      27Feb 4, 201227Steve CunninghamWin *UD
      26Oct 1, 201126Steve CunninghamWin *TD
      25Feb 12, 201126Steve HéréliusWinKO7
      24Dec 18, 201026Ali IsmailovWinKO1
      23Jun 5, 201025Zack PageWinUD
      22Mar 12, 201025César David CrenzWinUD
      21Oct 17, 200924Enad LičinaWinUD
      20May 9, 200924Aaron WilliamsWinUD
      19Feb 28, 200924Micky SteedsWinKO5
      18Oct 25, 200823Michael SimmsWinMD
      17Aug 30, 200823Santiago De PaulaWinTKO5
      16Jun 7, 200823Stefan RaaffWinRTD3
      15Mar 29, 200823Wayne BraithwaiteLossTKO3
      14Dec 29, 200723Mohamed AzzaouiWinKO3
      13Oct 27, 200722Ismail AbdoulWinUD
      12Aug 18, 200722Daniel BispoWinKO1
      11Jun 23, 200722Thomas HansvollWinKO1
      10Apr 14, 200722Hector Alfredo AvilaWinUD
      9Dec 16, 200622Jason CurryWinKO1
      8Sep 23, 200621Jean Claude BikoiWinUD
      7May 13, 200621Carl GathrightWinKO1
      6Apr 8, 200621Ervin SlonkaWinRTD3
      5Mar 4, 200621Aleksejs KosobokovsWinUD
      4Dec 10, 200521Aleksejs KosobokovsWinDQ
      3Nov 12, 200521Mounir ChibiWinUD
      2Sep 10, 200520Vladislav DrusoWinKO1
      1Sep 3, 200520David VicenaWinTKO2

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Yoan Pablo Hernández (Iron Man) is a 39-year old retired Cuban professional boxer. He was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba on October 28, 1984. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 2005 to 2020.

      Hernández made his professional boxing debut against David Vicena at the age of 20 on September 3, 2005, defeating Vicena via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 13 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on October 1, 2011 after 25 professional fights, against Steve Cunningham for the cruiserweight IBF title. He defeated Cunningham via 6 round technical decision to become the cruiserweight champion of the world.

      Hernández has won two world titles at cruiserweight. For all the details about Hernández' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Hernández had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against American boxer Kevin Johnson on August 22, 2020. Hernández lost the fight via 7th round KO. It's been 3 years, 8 months, and 4 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Hernández had a total of five world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and four successful title defenses. He won all five of these fights.

      Title Wins

      Yoan Pablo Hernández fought for cruiserweight world titles in two fights and won both the times. In total, he won two cruiserweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Feb 4, 2012Steve CunninghamCruiserweightThe Ring*UD
      Oct 1, 2011Steve CunninghamCruiserweightIBFTD
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      Yoan Pablo Hernández had four cruiserweight world-title defense fights. He won all of these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Aug 16, 2014Firat ArslanCruiserweightIBF, The RingSD
      Nov 23, 2013Aleksandr AlekseyevCruiserweightIBF, The RingTKO
      Sep 15, 2012Troy RossCruiserweightIBF, The RingUD
      Feb 4, 2012Steve CunninghamCruiserweightIBFUD

      Highlights

      Hernández fought a total of 31 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at the cruiserweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

      • October 1, 2011: Hernández wins his first world title by defeating Steve Cunningham via 6 round technical decision. He is now the IBF cruiserweight world champion.

      • February 4, 2012: Hernández wins The Ring cruiserweight title from Steve Cunningham, by beating Cunningham via 12 round unanimous decision.

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