Nico Hernandez captures IBA flyweight World title in 5th professional fight
MULVANE, Kan. (May 21, 2018) -- History was made this past Saturday night on the "SUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakes" pay-per-view card, when 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and local hero, Nico Hernandez, knocked out Hungarian challenger Szilveszter "The Silent Assassin" Kanalas in the opening round to capture the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight World Championship in only his fifth professional fight, at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas.
The new IBA World flyweight champion Nico Hernandez - (L-R) head trainer Lewis Hernandez, assistant trainer Villa, Nico Hernandez, Hall of Fame referee and IBA official Steve Smoger and promote John Andersen. (photo courtesy of Courtney Wells / Boyd Gaming Corp.)
In the first world title fight ever held in Kansas, Hernandez (5-0, 4 KOs) Read more [...]