Herrera vs Nunez

Who won Herrera vs Nunez?

Jadier Herrera beat Ricardo Nunez by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Herrera was defending his his WBC Interim World Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Ricardo Nunez in January 2026. He had held this belt for 17 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Agit Kabayel beating Damian Knyba for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Granit Shala was overcome by Petar Milas.

Herrera vs Nunez stats

Jadier Herrera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ricardo Nunez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.

Jadier Herrera was the younger man by 9 years, at 23 years old.

Herrera had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nunez.

Jadier Herrera fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ricardo Nunez was an orthodox fighter.

Herrera was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 10 years and 8 months later than Nunez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Nunez's 128.

Jadier Herrera went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at lightweight.

Ricardo Nunez was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Herrera vs Nunez form

Ricardo Nunez had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Zaur Abdullaev on March 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Royal Farms Arena, Maryland, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Eduardo Pacheco on April 30, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama.

Before that, he had beaten Elvis Torres on June 23, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Polyforum Zam Ná, Yucatán, Mexico.

He had won against Jeremy Triana on March 8, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama.

Activity check

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Herrera vs Nunez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:05 PM UTC at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, which was 3:05 PM EST or 12:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:05 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Herrera vs Nunez?

Herrera vs Nunez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Herrera vs Nunez?

Jadier Herrera was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ricardo Nunez made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.