- 6/1/2025
Yoenli Hernandez vs. Kyrone Davis (31-05-2025) Full Fight
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00Instructions, 10 rounds of boxing scheduled.
00:05Okay, we went over the rules in the dressing room.
00:07All punches here will be good.
00:09All punches here will be good.
00:10Obey my commands.
00:11Give me a good, clean fight.
00:12Touch them up.
00:13Scoot back.
00:16Hernandez brings suffocating volume and heavy artillery, while Davis, he offers sharp but
00:21lower volume precision.
00:22The X-Factor, whether Davis can weather the storm and counter effectively, or Hernandez's
00:28power-punching blitz will break through his defenses.
00:32The bell and round number one.
00:37Yeah, if you're Hernandez, you want to start fast.
00:40You don't want to let Davis get comfortable.
00:42He's a fighter that, you know, if you let him get loose, get comfortable.
00:45He's a great counter-puncher.
00:46Immediately, Hernandez flashing the jab.
00:52Controlling the center of the ring.
00:54The intensity and the stare-down at Friday's weigh-in was anything.
00:57When they didn't take their eyes off each other long after the pictures were done being
01:01taken, we know this will be a close, intense fight.
01:04But we talk about the low output at times, and Davis has been in some very close fights.
01:09It's something he certainly has to be mindful of.
01:10And Davis has also spent a long time on the ropes, including in that win over Elijah Garcia.
01:16And he does not want to be against the ropes against a heavy hitter like Hernandez.
01:20Davis utilizing his mobility, but already being put on the ropes early by the Cuban.
01:27Davis is certainly a comfortable counter-puncher, but when you average 15 punches attempted less
01:32per round than the middleweight average, sometimes after you end up in those close fights, the
01:36draw with Anthony Morelli.
01:37Stop! Stop!
01:38Right there.
01:38Right there.
01:39Keep it clean.
01:39Keep it clean.
01:40Watch all this.
01:40You know that you're a great counter-puncher, Davis, but you can't let the opponent get too
01:44many hats on you.
01:45You can't get him, let him get off first.
01:48You're Davis.
01:49You want to be smart.
01:50Set traps.
01:51A lot of faints.
01:54This is Hernandez's fifth schedule.
01:5510-rounder as he jumps, Davis, on the canvas.
02:02No wrestling.
02:03We're not wrestling.
02:03The longest fight for Hernandez was against Bryce Henry, which ended at the 153 mark of
02:09round eight.
02:12He has won a first-round knockout.
02:15Davis has three first-round KOs, has never scored a KO past round four, and those KOs came
02:21against opposition, a lot less decorated than Hernandez, who's already landing a combination
02:28through the guard of Davis.
02:30Yeah, that was a beautiful set of right hand.
02:32And the uppercut for Hernandez is lethal.
02:35Right uppercut, right hook.
02:37Hernandez digs so deep and low to get that extra extension on that uppercut, and it's a
02:42punch he can throw from middle distance, too.
02:44A very dangerous knockout puncher when he heats up is Hernandez.
02:48Davis trying to utilize lateral...
02:51...movement, Hernandez is bringing the heavy leather.
02:55Giving Davis a lot of different looks.
02:57Hernandez, he switched softball moments ago.
03:00Clipped him with the lead left hook to the jaw.
03:03Stiff jab from Hernandez.
03:05And this is the real estate Hernandez preferred.
03:08Center of the ring gives him a lot of extra room to set up some of these athletic explosive
03:12combination attempts to split the guard.
03:15Oh, you could read the body right now.
03:16Hernandez feeling really comfortable getting low, landing those body shots,
03:19letting his combinations fly.
03:22We talk about Davis being selective.
03:24He's only thrown nine punches at Landon.
03:27One.
03:28Hernandez, 12 for 62 here in the opening three minutes.
03:32Stop!
03:32Why would you want to do something that you know darn well could kill you?
03:41Dale Earnhardt in car number two is a rookie to watch in this race.
03:45Dale Earnhardt is champion.
03:48I never wanted to do anything else.
03:50I just took a fall and off.
03:51I admired how dedicated my dad was to racing.
03:54We do it because we don't know any better.
03:56This is what we do.
03:56It all comes down to this.
03:58We do it.
04:12Record breaking.
04:12Oh, I know.
04:12Unstoppable action.
04:14The NWSL is changing the game.
04:17The San Diego Wave versus the Seattle Ray.
04:20Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern.
04:22Seconds out.
04:23Kyron Davis eating some big shots early but remember this is a guy who went six plus rounds
04:29on short notice at 168 against none other than David Benavidez Davis's only KO loss and he was
04:37stopped on his feet with the corner and his coach Stephen Bredman Edwards saying no more punishment
04:42but he was in that fight he showed a lot of heart it really continued to build that reputation that
04:46he's a spoiler he's a tough out like we established tonight he's going to try to take the fight to
04:51and from Hernandez but you can't win a fight if you don't throw punches exactly and I think he's
04:56making a lot of those mistakes that we're talking about against Benavidez which is letting the fighter
05:00get off first fighting on your back foot getting on the ropes you can't do that maybe you can win a
05:05round if you're Willie Pepp but uh without throwing a shot but uh maybe that's just legend right it
05:13could be a popper goal but shout out to the Connecticut legend just speaking of Connecticut
05:17legends Brian Campbell round number two and Davis now putting some pressure on his front foot he's
05:24got Hernandez on the ropes but you can see Hernandez is setting a trap it's telegraphed he's ready to
05:29uncork that right hand exactly that's intentionally Hernandez letting Davis get him first coming forward
05:35and waiting for him to make a mistake
05:37we mentioned some of those fights where Davis made his name those were sometimes short late notice
05:50situations at 168 pounds David Benavidez Anthony Durrell when it comes to this weight class 160
05:55Davis is 13 and 1 in his career overall so we know that this is his most effective uh weight this is an
06:02opportunity tonight for him to continue to climb up those rankings it's a real title potential
06:06Hernandez popping the jab through the guard of Davis downstairs and upstairs Davis
06:14now the jab of his own but that stiff jab of Hernandez and good defense by Hernandez as well
06:21yeah David David needs to let that hand go that jab there it is set up everything behind the jab
06:33and that's his best punch for Davis is that right hand uses his as a lead but Hernandez
06:40and it was a loss at middleweight to junior Castillo in april of 2016 already feeling the cuban power early
06:58we told you to watch that uppercut from Fernandez boy did he deliver there as he continues to let his hands go
07:05and now Hernandez putting pressure on Davis stapling to the ropes
07:11body head using the jab there's the uppercut
07:15Davis shelling up unable to fire back trying to roll with these punches
07:19now Davis got too comfortable he was taking the shots good from Hernandez
07:24and that punch he never never saw was the one that hurt him Hernandez has a jolting uppercut
07:30and just missed with that uppercut tremendous round for Hernandez
07:40when the boss of the boss of the boss and I do that not the phone moose
07:44oh either no gonna get to see then don't be down to a lot of one that I want to the one
07:48shoot to the gloves, the gloves, no don't look at now. I did I don't mind that we
07:52and here we're going to see the replay on how that knockdown happened there was a barrage of
08:03punches he opened up the guard he landed the one to the chap that really dropped him it was a
08:09powerful jab yeah power jab it was a couple of body shots hooks opened up the guard of Davis
08:16and it was a powerful jab by Hernandez early adversity for Kyron Davis
08:26round number three
08:34yeah he was taking those shots good Davis he got too comfortable he pulled back
08:45and that powerful jab from Hernandez was right on the button
08:49it was the four punch competition that just really blinds you with those punches coming from different
08:54angles didn't catch him as flush as we thought with that uppercut but when you follow up with
08:58clean hard shots in the pocket like that you can see why he's so dangerous but remember this is just
09:04the eighth pro fighter Fernandez so he got us excited in round two now he's got to continue to carry out
09:09the game plan and he's doing just that behind a highly effective jab splitting the guard and
09:15there's a fighting presence to that jab it's it's not a range finder it is a weapon and that's the
09:22best use of the jab if I stand corrected here uh Abner when you can use it as a weapon control
09:27distance all that but you want to hurt your opponent not a lot of fighters can do that though some people
09:31just use the jab as a range finder that's to set up a punch with that oh Jeff itself for Hernandez
09:38Hernandez is a weapon definitely hard shot nice right hand too Hernandez continues to initiate
09:45the attack there's a jab from Davis Davis trying to find his rhythm throws a combination countered with
09:53a jab that again splits Davis high guard one thing I can say positive about Davis for sure is that he
09:59performs well under pressure he's been in fights as we mentioned with established champions even if he's
10:05undersized or late notice and you can see he got knocked down in round two still bringing the fight
10:09to Hernandez it's Hernandez's punch selection that impresses me the way he changes it up
10:17oh and another power jab that sends Davis to the ropes set up once again beautifully by that uppercut
10:25and I get it Davis is it's more worried about getting hit about him catching the big shot
10:31instead of letting his hands go the uppercut on the inside by Hernandez putting together combinations
10:37you want to keep Hernandez busy by letting your punches go
10:42there's a combination by Davis but blocked by the guard of Hernandez and those punches by Hernandez
10:50continue to get through and that curling right hand behind the guard of Davis
10:56good uppercut guys good uppercut
10:59a thudding jab of Yoenli Hernandez dictating the terms of this fight and the those crisp combinations
11:09Davis lived on the ropes as we established early in that win over Elijah Garcia in a very close fight
11:18different kind of puncher here in Hernandez
11:20another round dominated by the undefeated
11:31United
11:32attack
11:32yo listen
11:43if you gotta bite down and do what you gotta do the dude you gotta do I'm gonna see you step to
11:51him and make him understand that he's in the fight make him understand that he's going to give his life
11:56to beat you what you have to do is you have to challenge every time he steps it up I want to see
12:00you go to the push him to the rope and digging him the way you do motherfuckers in the gym you hear me
12:05I don't give a fuck about you losing you understand I don't mean nothing to me but give it a little bit
12:10Give me a little bit more.
12:11All right?
12:12Take him in the deep waters.
12:13Make him run hard this round.
12:14Take him in the deep waters and see what he got, all right?
12:17You got strong legs.
12:18Push him back.
12:19Push him back and stay close the way you did with Marquis
12:21and throw the nasty little shot.
12:22Come on, man.
12:23Give it a little bit more.
12:24Give me a little bit more than what you're giving me.
12:26Needless to say, a sense of urgency early in Davis' round,
12:30courtesy of trainer Steven Bredman.
12:32Edwards wants to see a lot more out of his fighter.
12:37And Hernandez, guys, landed 23 of 77 in round three.
12:42Kyron Davis, he's 10 for 67 combined in three rounds.
12:49Let's see.
12:51Great advice there, Brian.
12:52Let's see how Davis responds to it.
12:54I like what he said.
12:55Don't worry about losing the fight, losing rounds.
12:57Gain that respect back right now.
12:58Let him know that he's in a fight,
13:00and he hasn't thrown many punches, Davis.
13:03You got to keep Hernandez entertained,
13:05busy with the body volume.
13:07Don't let him get no stitches on his punches.
13:08Get over, guys.
13:09And yet it's Hernandez.
13:11Again, stepping in, using the jab,
13:14putting together the combinations.
13:16Davis throwing sparsely and not with a lot of conviction.
13:21It needs another right hand upstairs,
13:23and the referee warning Hernandez about the shoulder strike.
13:28That's just not the conviction from Davis' punches that we see with all of Hernandez's shots.
13:37And I think some of that is the fact that this jab is not a regular jab.
13:40This is a power shot that breaks Davis' rhythm.
13:43I think it affects his confidence, too, because of how heavy that lands,
13:46and how quickly Hernandez is able to pair uppercuts with that in combinations.
13:50Yeah, even moving backwards, the jab is effective for Hernandez.
13:55Double jab to the body by Hernandez, putting, again, the work to the body,
14:00not neglecting any part of Davis' anatomy.
14:03And here's a guy in just his eighth professional fight.
14:07The poise is remarkable.
14:09He had an excellent amateur career,
14:11but to see him this calm, this comfortable after the way he executes those power shots,
14:16you have to take the entire terms away from him to beat him.
14:19Of course. Obviously, on paper, you know, you as a fighter,
14:22you worry a little bit, but once you go in there and you test yourself,
14:25you get a feel of the opponent you got in front of you, it's all over.
14:28And I think that Hernandez, you already got a feel.
14:30He knows what he's got in front of him, and he feels so comfortable.
14:33We talk about Hernandez's amateur background,
14:36that two-time gold medalist of World Amateur Championships.
14:39He achieved those feats without having been a Cuban national champion.
14:4345 seconds left in the fourth.
14:50And again, no urgency.
14:52Edwards yelling at Davis, you got to be mean.
14:55We're not seeing any aggression from Kyron Davis.
14:57And again, in large part due to the aggression of Hernandez.
15:00Another uppercut on the inside by Hernandez.
15:03What a beautiful four-punch combination that began with two shots to the body
15:07as Davis looks to answer back with the right hand.
15:10Yeah, Davis just doesn't want to open up,
15:13doesn't want to catch anything from Hernandez.
15:15What a jab.
15:16Piston-like jab.
15:1710 seconds.
15:22Lose this! Lose this!
15:25Lose this!
15:26Davis misses with the right.
15:28Hernandez comes back with the right of his own.
15:30Bell's coming.
15:31And a four.
15:32And a four.
15:37A co-feature, the return of undefeated two-division champion Jamal Charlo
15:41fighting for the first time officially at 168.
15:44And when he is at his best, Bryan, this fighter can do it all.
15:49An absolutely versatile but also brutal finisher who can, like we said, take control.
15:56It's great to have him back, but he's got to prove it tonight.
15:58And earlier today, Ray Flores caught up with his opponent, Thomas LaManna.
16:02High by Thomas Cornflake LaManna, who's won nine in a row.
16:08He takes on Jamal Charlo.
16:10Thomas, this is your first fight here in Las Vegas.
16:12What does this moment mean to you?
16:14It means everything, man.
16:15It means everything.
16:16I have a long career, 14, going on 15 years, 40-plus fights,
16:20and my first time fighting in Vegas.
16:22I'm going to show up for sure.
16:23In order for you to defeat Jamal Charlo, you have to do what?
16:26Take him to dark places.
16:28Ladies and gentlemen, that was Thomas Cornflake LaManna.
16:31Back to you guys.
16:35Round at number five, and Davis coming out with the jab,
16:39trying to be more aggressive, but Hernandez keeping him at bay.
16:44Body shots, the uppercuts, the stiff jab,
16:47and it's Hernandez who's been able to put together combinations at will
16:51and land highly effectively.
16:53Yeah, he's so effective in the inside, fighting from the outside.
16:56Hernandez, the jab, opening up the guard, closing his guard.
17:00I mean, he's just doing a lot and everything in there, Hernandez.
17:03Hernandez has landed 45 power shots compared to Davis' 13 total landed punches.
17:09It is a whitewash statistically, Brian.
17:12And it's not just that.
17:13He's operating in the pocket against Davis, yet the defense is responsible.
17:17On paper, it says Davis has a half-inch reach advantage.
17:20I don't see that in this fight.
17:22Because Hernandez, whether it's from middle distance
17:24or whether it's walking him back to the ropes,
17:26can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
17:29Big combinations.
17:31Uppercut right hand.
17:33Davis needs to evacuate the ropes.
17:36He is getting pummeled by Hernandez.
17:40Now turning and throwing a jab of his own,
17:43but unable to gain the respect of Hernandez in any way, shape, or form.
17:49I mean, the pressure that Hernandez is putting,
17:51not even smothering in his offense, clean punching from Hernandez.
17:55There's definitely going to come a time from Davis' corner
17:57that, you know, they're going to pull the plug and be like,
18:00you know what, you can't fight anymore
18:01because he's not showing any signs of him getting back in the fight.
18:05Trying to get a little breathing, guys.
18:07Let's work, baby.
18:09There you go.
18:10Davis now has Hernandez on the ropes,
18:12but the high guard nullifying the effectiveness
18:15of the punches that Davis throws.
18:17And meanwhile, Hernandez, short combination.
18:19Lead right hand.
18:20There's the left.
18:21Another left counter.
18:22Left by Davis.
18:23Misses.
18:24I got you.
18:25Your head is coming down.
18:26I got you.
18:27Let's go.
18:28Bring your knees a little bit on your punches, guys.
18:30Get a little steam horn.
18:32Jeez.
18:33Under a minute remaining here in the fifth.
18:37Scheduled for 10 at 160 pounds.
18:41It was quite of an attempt right there
18:43caught by Davis to counter.
18:45Oh, straight right hand.
18:47Lands for Hernandez.
18:51Backing up, Davis to the ropes.
18:53Again, another punishing right hand.
18:55Hernandez going on the attack.
18:58A clubbing right hand by Hernandez.
19:00He's looking to end it right here.
19:02He's trying to roll with the punches,
19:04but there's plenty of steam on those shots.
19:07What a heavy, accurate, poised puncher
19:10is Yoenli Hernandez.
19:12The patience.
19:13He's not trying to go for the kill.
19:15He's waiting for the moment.
19:16A statistical nightmare for Kyron Davis
19:19so far in this fight.
19:21Went down in round two courtesy of a power jab
19:24at the end of a Hernandez combination.
19:26The second knockdown of his career.
19:28And it's been all Yoenli Hernandez.
19:30Here!
19:32Woah!
19:33Breed!
19:34Breed!
19:35Breed!
19:36Breed!
19:37Breed!
19:38Come on!
19:39Hernandez trained by Dave Keefe
19:40and Mike Veloz.
19:41breathe breathe breathe breathe come on hernandez trained by dave keefe and mike veloz
19:50really he's dead he's gone you got him listen okay don't throw a lot of punches wait for the
20:11right moment don't waste your energy when you're when you got him on the ropes
20:16a lot of defense on the inside you got him you got him
20:23dark place kai let's get it for premier we begin the second half of this scheduled 10 round contest
20:39at middleweight duenly hernandez seven and oh all seven wins via knockout against battle-tested
20:49veteran kyron davis 19 3-1 coming in with a three-fight winning streak and coming off
20:57the biggest win of his career against the previously undefeated elijah garcia
21:03solid one two by hernandez swelling around the right eye of davis and now it's hernandez utilizing
21:15some lateral movement comes from the cuban school of boxing but he's not here to dance he's here to
21:20dance i think it comes from that new school of cuban boxing as we established but hey give davis
21:26credit still looking to back up hernandez to the ropes still looks game and ready to fight i give
21:31credit for surviving at the end of that last round as the onslaught was on but this is the
21:36toughness that davis brings to the table big body shot by hernandez and it's a little bit of listening
21:41to the corner also from hernandez leaning back waiting a little bit not wasting energy like they told
21:47them pressure from davis but it's hernandez able to fire off the ropes
21:55davis's corner trying to exhort their fighter saying that hernandez is getting tired
22:07don't know if that's the case no it's a trap and davis has been unable to make him pay for this time
22:13spent with his back to the ropes uppercut by hernandez on the inside another uppercut
22:18up stairs by hernandez toe-to-to-toe left hand right there doesn't want to let his hands
22:27too much open up because he knows that hernandez is up to something final minute of the sixth
22:35there's a pair of right hands from davis most effective punch nice nice combination to the body
22:44and the left uppercut upstairs by hernandez toe-to-toe left hand to the body by davis
22:50now davis puts together a combination doesn't back up hernandez chopping right hand by hernandez
23:00speaking of chopping and davis even when he throws the punches are being blocked by the guard of hernandez
23:06no he's just being bullied now by hernandez hernandez pushing him back his presence himself just being
23:13there hernandez is this is a lot for davis
23:27that was a better round that was a better round trust me when i tell you everything gonna start
23:45coming together listen start jabbing into his body we probably gonna need a knockout but that's okay
23:50because we came here for one anyway binging needs a little bit more binging needs a little bit more
23:55start jabbing into the body when he launched that right hand you got to drop your foot so you can
23:59give yourself room to roll back with your right hand you hear me you're not giving yourself enough
24:03room when you're inside he can't get no extension on the right hand and when he suits them uppercuts
24:07catch the uppercut with the opposite hand and come with the short shot all right
24:11i want you to start initiating the exchanges and i need you to be a little meaner you're not being
24:15mean in this kid he's not your friend you're fighting for your life right now get a little
24:19meaner all right give me a little bit meaner yes and if you go to your left and smother it it won't
24:26happen you know a lot of ringside observers considered this a big step up for hernandez and
24:32he's doing to davis what we saw hernandez do to angel ruiz back in february
24:39ruiz ultimately couldn't withstand that type of pressure i gotta give davis credit for
24:43listening to his corners staying in here he still has a second half of a fight to try to build some
24:48comeback momentum even if they believe they may need a knockout to get there yeah he said that
24:53we came exactly for that we know we need a knockout and we are gonna look for it yeah they say it was a
24:58better round for davis and still he was outlanded 25 to 8 including 18 to 3 in power shots according to
25:05copy box and the left uppercut now being launched by hernandez davis trying to establish rhythm with
25:14the jab there's the jab and he's listening listening a little bit more bending his knees
25:24getting a little bit low he's got to rip to the body though he's got to break down hernandez a bit
25:28he's got to also stop letting hernandez refill his gas tank by leaning against the ropes behind that
25:37high guard lead right left uppercut by hernandez davis on the front foot launches a right off the glove of
25:48hernandez
25:57thus far in the fight hernandez has landed 35 of his power punches compared to just 14 for davis
26:06you can hear red man edwards in the corner screaming for more body work from davis yeah
26:11he's just standing in front of him he's giving hernandez too many times too much time to to think
26:16and to react if you're in there you gotta line him with shots yeah davis told us he's a chameleon
26:22as a fighter and he told us that he had to be in charge in this fight that he needed to dictate
26:26the terms that he was going to work at mid-range bring hernandez into deep water and while we're
26:31getting into deeper water it's it's davis who's uh well yeah davis is the one drowning
26:37another vicious right hand by hernandez that left bounced off the glove of davis
26:53that's a body work from hernandez and he does that to open up the guard every time he lands one
26:58or two body shots he goes straight for the uppercuts and they always land and you can hear
27:04the the thump of each one of these punches that leave right hand of the body there's a jab that
27:11splits the guard of hernandez but no follow-up with his most effective weapon his right hand
27:15it's pot shotting by davis and now he backs up to the ropes oops and every punch that hernandez
27:23throws even the ones that are blocked or cut off the arms moves davis back the difference in the
27:28power but you can see it look at the clever footwork and movement here from hernandez
27:37he's done he's done really good he's done look at him he's he's dead
27:51when you're in the inside listen he's going to be tired
27:53and we right here we're just going to see the the combinations the the work the effective body
28:09and effective punches from hernandez the stiff jab the right hand i mean everything that he's doing in
28:18this fight is landing and in this precision the uppercut opening up the guard with that uppercut
28:26a moral victory for kyron davis just the second fighter to make it to round eight against yoenly
28:31hernandez bryce henry made it to uh a minute 53 of round eight let's see if davis can can survive that
28:40and hernandez immediately on the attack again he has initiated the offense he's a great student he
28:51definitely listens to every instruction from his corner it's all pressure to rest yourself inside of
28:57uh on top of davis
29:01you can't land the punch that you don't throw what a quote from stephen brent man edwards amen you can hear
29:07the frustration in the coach's voice davis is close he's setting up some shots just not letting
29:13it go enough easier said than done for us though with the heavy counter shots that do come from
29:18hernandez and the body shots you've mentioned it earlier brian every punch that hernandez throws and
29:24lands reverberates throughout the confines of the michelope ultra arena here in las vegas
29:29thumping power davis
29:40on his front foot marching forward but hernandez jacks to the body right uppercut left uppercut
29:49and hernandez now just putting on a show yeah utilizing the footwork but
29:56it was davis who wanted to dictate the terms that's uh been all hernandez doing so in this fight a
30:02minute and a half left in the eighth yeah davis putting pressure but no jab behind that pressure
30:08and that that is why hernandez is being able to land the combinations when he gets in the inside
30:12davis
30:15davis throwing a one-two
30:19pushing hernandez back creating the space necessary davis busy but again brian those punches
30:26are being blocked by the hard guard of hernandez they're not scoring blows it's such responsible
30:31defense for a guy who is operating in the phone booth mostly getting off power shots but he's not
30:36leaving those extra opportunities he's making davis or work for it but it's hard to work for it when
30:41you're getting beaten down by power shots as you're back to the ropes responsible defense a calling car
30:46to the cuban school and he is an expert defensively and he's uh a dynamo offensively
30:54and sometimes his offense is his defense he's just landing so many shots accurate shots from hernandez
31:00and while davis lasting longer than any other hernandez opponent he has
31:07had no success thus far in this fight none whatsoever he's a tricky fighter crafty we're
31:14talking about davis but in this fight hernandez was isn't what's too much for him and hernandez will
31:19try to make him pay for being on the ropes right uppercut on the inside
31:39listen con you buzzed in with that little short hook on the inside you start looking funny
31:43you buzzed in with that but you're not being authoritative all right start sending them and you
31:48haven't thrown no body shots all right throw some huh okay i need you to go a little bit more i need
31:55you to step toward this whole round and try to push him back and hold him to the corner all right
31:59listen to me that kid is tired and he wondering why you're not going nowhere you can salvage this moment
32:05by pushing this round you can't fucking land a punch you don't throw and this is hernandez right
32:11here just being effective with davis on on the ropes just letting his hands go opening up the guard
32:18the inside punches the body shots and the uppercuts
32:26stephen breadman edwards trying to motivate kyron davis brian do you see hernandez tiring
32:33not enough not enough and it needs more pressure from davis which is what edwards is trying to get
32:37from him to try to expose that inexperience what does yoenly look like in the late rounds with a
32:43tough opponent who hasn't gone anywhere walking him down that's going to be up to davis to take
32:48that opportunity and try to create some type of moral victory to maybe an upset victory but it's
32:54going to start with punches first time that hernandez has seen round nine he's dancing he's punching and
33:02he's keeping davis at bay yeah the conditionings there he needed this type of name experience in
33:09a davis and he's doing it all he's showing us everything hernandez especially in this night
33:14ground i mean he's just resting there just waiting for the right moment another club in right hand by
33:20hernandez yeah i think the biggest realization for davis in here is that hernandez is so much better than he
33:27should be at this point in his career and you know some of that obviously you salute the cuban
33:32national team and that that amateur system but when you get multiple camps with the canelo alvarez
33:37when you are looking to david morrell sharpen iron with the best in the game at this age and you're a
33:43willing student then just having the power and athleticism to go with that feels almost unfair a
33:48full package right and despite this just being his eighth fight he's already the number one contender for
33:53who've been compatriot erizlandi lara's title he would rather not face lara there's also the unified
34:00champion john abec alim kanuli and carlos adamas who are title holders at 160 as
34:09hernandez has davis on the ropes again davis eats the right there's a right hand through the guard by davis
34:18the lambs yeah a lot more pushes thrown by davis but it's more him reacting to the places that
34:26hernandez is throwing davis despite going down in round two a durable fighter
34:34lost on his feet as we mentioned against david benavidez when red man adwords threw in the towel and
34:40that was a fight that he took on short notice jumping up to 168 pounds here at middleweight where brian
34:45campbell said was his best weight he's in double tough here against yoenly hernandez
34:54working the body trying to sap whatever strength remains for kyron davis
35:03look middleweight a long time of glory division can certainly use fresh blood
35:07and exciting newcomers this is exactly what yoenly hernandez is showing us he is
35:11yeah this is what you need i mean the q with excitement school of boxing and hernan there's a
35:18pressure fighter aggressive fighter falling puncher he can box as well and right now just
35:24every single shot
35:27wow davis throwing a lot more here in round nine but still landing only six
35:33five hernandez landed 25
35:42listen you're not getting stopped and both is nuts this last round go crazy this round you hear me go
35:46crazy this one you're not gonna get stopped go wherever you gotta go do not allow yourself to get
35:51stopped and keep fighting for the last three minutes keep fighting for the last three minutes you never
35:56know what's gonna happen do not give up do not stop trying you hear me do not stop trying
36:01that's what you're doing keep walking the first the first minute i want you to lose the ring
36:15and then you're going to make him fall asleep and then you pressure him really hard hard
36:19look again
36:33tenth and final round kyron davis a hero to his community in wilmington delaware a hero
36:39to his two children premier and mila but according to stephen brettman edwards he has to go crazy in this
36:46round and of course the boy being knocked out but he has to go for the proverbial hail mary if he's to
36:53have any chance of winning this fight and immediately hernandez lights him up with a combination
37:01hey kurt again a great student they tell him to use the entire ring box for a bit
37:05and i the corner will let you know when the pressure
37:13and for hernandez who i'm sure would love to keep his knockout streak going all important experience
37:20being earned here against uh a guy in kyron davis who's who's been around the block so much more
37:28important to get the rounds against a tough out like this and i think that's key davis got knocked down
37:32got back up got rocked kept coming forward still trying to make the fight down on the scorecards
37:38that's exactly what hernandez needs and him not really caring about it when we asked him about
37:42the fighter beings if this knockout streak continues shows that maturity as he calls davis forward
37:49listen there's a place that you make this statement you get him knocked out and people get crazy
37:54when you get a performance like hernandez is doing tonight i mean he really opens up size davis is
38:00trying to lure hernandez into a brawl here mode middleweight average is 53 punches thrown around
38:07your only hernandez averaging 72 punches around deal with that 160 pound division wow he just went to the
38:17corner he's waiting for the corner he's waiting for the signal
38:25and good poise here by yo edley he took part in a little give and take with davis but never got too
38:30reckless not going to risk it all for the pride here oh there's hernandez saying stand right in front
38:35let's do this just as i say that he does he does the match not all right
38:46hernandez looking to close the show with 45 seconds left in the fight
38:52they did tell but we want you to close in the last minute this is the last minute last 30 seconds and
38:58he let his hands go hernandez look at that menacing stare from hernandez as he taunts davis
39:12hernandez saying come on body shot hernandez
39:16this is theater here in the final round
39:32the theater of truth the boxing ring and the truth is your only hernandez he's a batman
39:43so the knockout strike is over buddy a highly impressive performance by joe henley hernandez
39:56was it ever he showed us everything in there beautiful
40:04uppercuts joe henley hernandez the real deal the last round closing out the show as well
40:10fighting in the center of the ring
40:24there's a beautiful combination of exactly how the fight went down it was hernandez all night
40:45landing straight shots the one to the stiff and hard jab that got davis and knocked him down
40:54down it was hernandez the one to the stiff and down it was hernandez
40:57a poise to hernandez overhand rise from him jab setting up the jab
41:05and being patient as well body work uppercuts great work in the inside he i mean we saw
41:12everything from hernandez when he had davis on the ropes closing his guard right letting his punches fly
41:18great accuracy and again the uppercut was the key here in this fight don't forget that thudding jab
41:28that jab definitely
41:29and you see a relax hernandez not even tired not even incredible like you got it yeah you
41:41can't even tell he went the distance world-class athlete all right let's get the official decision here's jimmy lennon jr
41:50ladies and gentlemen up to 10 rounds of action the judges are in agreement we have a unanimous decision all three judges scored them out the same
42:02100 to 89 all three in favor of the winner and still undefeated joenly feliciano
42:11so joenly hernandez knockout streak ends at seven but he improves to eight and oh with a shutout victory
42:25over kyron shut it down davis impressive win for the cuban fighter
Recommended
18:30
|
Up next
25:54
28:58
23:30