Conlan vs Hernandez

Who won Conlan vs Hernandez?

Michael Conlan beat Ruben Garcia by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, March 17th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Michael Conlan.

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).

Also on the undercard Luis Collazo was victorious over Samuel Vargas, and Paddy Barnes lost to Oscar Mojica.

Conlan vs Hernandez stats

Back in March 2019, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ruben Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Conlan had an advantage in power over Garcia, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 42%.

Michael Conlan was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Garcia.

Both Michael Conlan and Ruben Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 4 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Garcia's 179.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBO at featherweight.

Conlan vs Hernandez form

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jason Cunningham on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on June 30, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ibon Larrinaga on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beaten David Berna on March 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Luis Fernando Molina on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Hernandez?

Conlan vs Hernandez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Hernandez?

Michael Conlan was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Ruben Garcia made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.