Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo

Who won Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo?

Raeese Aleem beat Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, November 8th, 2024, at Scope Arena, Norfolk.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 in favor of winner Raeese Aleem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Keyshawn Davis beating Gustavo Lemos. Also on the undercard Troy Isley defeated Tyler Howard, and Abdullah Mason was victorious over Yohan Vasquez.

Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo stats

Raeese Aleem stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gerarldo had a large advantage in power over Aleem, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Aleem's 60%.

Raeese Aleem was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Gerarldo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aleem.

Both Raeese Aleem and Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Aleem was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Gerarldo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Gerarldo's 74.

Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo form

Aleem had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sam Goodman on June 18, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Plania on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eduardo Baez on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Vic Pasillas on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beaten Marcus Bates on August 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Aleem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Scope Arena, Norfolk, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo?

Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports+.

What were the odds on Aleem vs Hernandez-Gerarldo?

Raeese Aleem was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.