Hernandez vs Tovar

Who won Hernandez vs Tovar?

Eduardo Hernandez beat Joniker Tovar by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, July 7th, 2023, at Cintermex, Monterrey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Diego Pacheco's and Manuel Gallegos' clash.

Hernandez vs Tovar stats

Back in July 2023, Eduardo Hernandez stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Joniker Tovar made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 4 draws.

Eduardo Hernandez was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tovar. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Eduardo Hernandez and Joniker Tovar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hernandez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Tovar, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Tovar's 76.

Eduardo Hernandez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Hernandez vs Tovar form

Eduardo Hernandez had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jorge Mata Cuellar on September 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jorge David Castaneda on June 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eleazar Valenzuela on December 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena La Paz, La Paz.

Before that, he had won against Eduardo Garza on November 19, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, United States.

He had been beaten by Roger Gutierrez on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hernandez vs Tovar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hernandez vs Tovar?

Hernandez vs Tovar was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Tovar?

Eduardo Hernandez was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Joniker Tovar made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.