Hernandez vs Ward

Who won Hernandez vs Ward?

Thomas Patrick Ward beat Jesse Angel Hernandez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 15th, 2019, at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 99-90, 98-90 in favor of winner Thomas Patrick Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Ergashev vs Fox.

Hernandez vs Ward stats

Back in February 2019, Jesse Angel Hernandez stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thomas Patrick Ward made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a massive power advantage over Ward, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 16%.

Jesse Angel Hernandez was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ward.

Both Jesse Angel Hernandez and Thomas Patrick Ward fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 179 fewer professional rounds, totaling 68 compared to Ward's 247.

Jesse Angel Hernandez went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 15 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Thomas Patrick Ward was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Hernandez vs Ward form

Ward had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tom Tran on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on July 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lesther Cantillano on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had won against Sean Davis on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had beaten Jazza Dickens on May 13, 2017, by technical decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hernandez vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hernandez vs Ward?

Hernandez vs Ward was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Ward?

Jesse Angel Hernandez was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Thomas Patrick Ward made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.