Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Genaro Hernandez by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, October 3rd, 1998, at Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 80-72, 79-73 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez stats

Back in October 1998, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Genaro Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 47 years, at 21 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mayweather Jr. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Genaro Hernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 12 years later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 1984. He had fought 95 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Hernandez's 308.

Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against John Gotti III on August 24, 2024 ended in a no contest at Mexico City, Mexico.

Prior to that, his contest against John Gotti III on June 11, 2023 ended in a no contest at Sunrise, United States.

Going into that contest, his fight against Aaron Chalmers on February 25, 2023 ended in a no contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Deji on November 13, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Mikuru Asakura on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 23 years, 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 years, 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez?

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