Undefeated Yoenli Feliciano Hernandez rode a second-round knockdown to a 10-round unanimous decision triumph over Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis. Hernandez earned the decision on all three cards, by the score of 100-89 according to each judge. Going the distance for the first time in his young career, Hernandez took the momentum early by punctuating a beautiful five-punch combination with a straight left hand that caused Davis to hit the canvas. While Davis was able to get to his feet and continued to use his veteran ring savvy to stay in the fight, he was badly out-gunned throughout the bout, being out-landed 217 to 41. “In a way, the fact that it wasn’t a knockout allowed me to test myself going the distance,” said Hernandez. “I never thought I would feel as good in the 10th round as I did in the first round, but that’s what it felt like.” "I just couldn't catch my rhythm from the beginning,” said Davis. “I started fighting from behind and wasn't able to establish my offense. He's a good fighter and he's got a bright future. I'm gonna go back to the drawing board and figure out what's next." The Cuban Hernandez landed more punches than Davis in every frame, and never gave his opponent an opportunity to land anything significant. Hernandez poured it on in the final frame, bringing the crowd to its feet with flashy power shots all the way until the final bell. “I dominated based on the results of my preparation and the conviction I have in my skills,” said Hernandez. “I want to thank all the fans that showed me their love and support, and I want to go after the belts next. Bring on the champions.”
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TKO victory over the previously undefeated Omar Valenzuela still to come in the main event, of course, and coming up next are middleweights.
We went over the rules in the dressing room. All punches here will be good. All punches here will be good.
Obey my commands. Give me a good, clean fight. Touch him up. Scoot back.
Hernandez brings suffocating volume and heavy artillery while Davis, he offers sharp but lower volume precision.
The X-Factor, whether Davis can weather the storm and counter effectively or Hernandez's power-punching blitz will break through his defense.
The bell and round number one.
Yeah, Davis needs to let that hand go. That jab. There it is. Set up everything behind the jab.
And that's his best punch for Davis is that right hand.
Uses it as a lead, but Hernandez back into the combination. Davis here in the second round.
Davis has only been down once, and it was a loss at middleweight to Junior Castillo in April of 2016.
See the replay on how that knockdown happened. It was a barrage of punches. He opened up the guard. He landed the one-two.
The jab that really dropped him at the end of the combination. Power jab.
It was a couple of body shots, hooks, opened up the guard of Davis, and it was a powerful jab by Hernandez.
Set up a punch with that. Jab itself for Hernandez is a weapon. Definitely hard shot. Nice right hand, too.
Round number five, and Davis coming out with the jab, trying to be more aggressive, but Hernandez keeping him at bay.
Body shots, the uppercuts, the stiff jab, and it's Hernandez who's able to put together combinations at will and land highly effectively.
Davis, even when he throws, the punches are being blocked by the guard of Hernandez.
Now he's just being bullied now by Hernandez. Hernandez pushing him back. His presence in himself, just being there, Hernandez, is a lot for Davis.
And every punch that Hernandez throws, even the ones that are blocked or caught off the arms, moves Davis back.
Davis busy, but again, Brian, those punches are being blocked by the hard guard of Hernandez. They're not scoring blows.
It's such responsible defense for a guy who is operating in the phone booth, mostly getting off power shots, but he's not leaving those extra opportunities.
He's making Davis work for it, but it's hard to work for it when you're getting beaten down by power shots with your back to the ropes.
And Hernandez, a pressure fighter, aggressive fighter, balling puncher, he can box as well.
And right now, just landing every single shot.
Wow. Davis throwing a lot more here in round 9, but still landing only 6 punches.
Hernandez landed 25.
This is theater here in the final round.
The theater of truth, the boxing ring, and the truth is you're only Hernandez.
He's a bad man.
100-89, all three in favor of the winner, and still undefeated, Yoenly Feliciano Hernandez.
