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I know I've previously mentioned him in the 316 thread, but I'm giving Nico his own for us to keep up on. Wichita's own Olympic medalist continues to have professional success.
AOL - Wichita's Nico Hernandez remains undefeated as pro boxer with win on Manny Pacquaio card
I hope we end up hearing a lot more about Nico down the road.
AOL - Wichita's Nico Hernandez remains undefeated as pro boxer with win on Manny Pacquaio card
Nico Hernandez traveled halfway across the world for his first professional boxing match outside of the Wichita metro area, but the result remained the same.
From headlining fights at Kansas Star Casino to fighting on the main card of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s return to the sport, the 26-year-old flyweight from Wichita was once again triumphant on Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Jae Young Kim at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, South Korea.
It was by far the most high-profile match of Hernandez’s professional career, as he took the billing of co-main event alongside the exhibition match featuring Pacquaio. Wearing red trunks with Wichita prominently displayed in white lettering, Hernandez improved to 9-0 as a professional by outclassing Kim, who entered with a 6-1-1 record.
The 2016 Olympic medalist was making just his second appearance in the ring since returning from a three-year layoff from boxing following an accidental gunshot wound suffered in November 2020.
From headlining fights at Kansas Star Casino to fighting on the main card of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s return to the sport, the 26-year-old flyweight from Wichita was once again triumphant on Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Jae Young Kim at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, South Korea.
It was by far the most high-profile match of Hernandez’s professional career, as he took the billing of co-main event alongside the exhibition match featuring Pacquaio. Wearing red trunks with Wichita prominently displayed in white lettering, Hernandez improved to 9-0 as a professional by outclassing Kim, who entered with a 6-1-1 record.
The 2016 Olympic medalist was making just his second appearance in the ring since returning from a three-year layoff from boxing following an accidental gunshot wound suffered in November 2020.