Who won Hernandez vs Tovar?
Eduardo Hernandez beat Joniker Tovar by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Friday 7th July 2023 at Cintermex in 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 loses 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 & 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 19 more professional rounds, 95 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 3rd September 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jorge David Castaneda on 10th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara.
Going into that contest, he had beat Eleazar Valenzuela on 16th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena La Paz, La Paz.
Before that, he had won against Eduardo Garza on 19th November 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, United States.
He had been beaten by Roger Gutierrez on 13th July 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
What were the odds on Hernandez vs Tovar?
Eduardo Hernandez was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Joniker Tovar made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
I think that Hernandez experience in ring will be the factor to winning