Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Carlos Hernandez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 26th, 2001, at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 119-109, 117-109 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 May 2001, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 47 years, at 24 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hernandez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

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

Mayweather Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 4 years and 8 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Hernandez's 347.

Mayweather Jr vs Hernandez form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Diego Corrales on January 20, 2001, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Emanuel Augustus on October 21, 2000, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Cobo Hall, Detroit.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Genaro Hernandez on October 3, 1998, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

Before that, his contest against John Gotti III on August 24, 2024 ended in a no contest at Mexico City, Mexico.

His contest against John Gotti III on June 11, 2023 ended in a no contest at Sunrise, United States.

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Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 22 years and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 years, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 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 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, 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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