Yoan Pablo Hernandez

Alekseev steps it up against Yoan Pablo Hernandez

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alekseev33By Allan Fox: #1 IBF Alexander Alekseev (24-2-1, 20 KO’s) has a really tough task ahead of him on November 23rd in facing IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (27-1, 13 KO’s) at the Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. Alekseev, 32, has had problems each time he’s stepped it up in class in fights against Firat Arslan, Denis Lebedev, and Victor Emilio Ramirez.

The southpaw Alekseev has problems when facing guys with power, and he’s failed on two of the occasions he’s been in with a puncher. Alekseev probably should have been given a loss in his fight against Arslan last year in May instead of 12 round draw. Alekseev appeared to win only 2 of the rounds, but he was given a controversial draw out of that fight.

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Yoan Pablo Hernandez – Eric Fields on 2/2 in Germany

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Steve Herelius, Yoan Pablo HernandezBy Eric Thomas: IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (27-1, 13 KO’s) will be taking an easy title defense on February 2nd against #12 WBA, #15 IBF, Eric Fields (21-1, 15 KO’s) at the Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, in Berlin, Germany.

Hernandez, 28, has had some tough fights recently in two bouts against Steve Cunningham and his victory against Troy Ross. Somehow Hernandez was able to squeak through those three bouts to get to his first easy fight since his victory over Steve Herelius last year in February.

Fields, 30, kind of disappeared after getting beaten by Ola Afolabi in April 2008. Fields had come into that fight off of the back of an impressive 1st round knockout win over Kelvin David back in January 2008. A lot of boxing were impressed with Fields at that point in his career and many thought he’d beat Afolabi. But Fields had problems with Afolabi’s power and he ended up getting taken out in the 10th round by him.

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Yoan Pablo Hernandez defends IBF title against Troy Ross tonight

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Image: Yoan Pablo Hernandez defends IBF title against Troy Ross tonightBy Sean McDaniel: IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KO’s) will be making his second defense of his International Boxing Federation title tonight against 37-year-old challenger Troy Ross (25-2, 16 KO’s) at the Stechert Arena, in Bamberg, Bayem, Germany.

Hernandez should be able to turn back Ross tonight as long as he doesn’t get jumped early and hurt by one of Ross’s big shots.

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Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Troy Ross battle it out on September 15th in Germany

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Image: Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Troy Ross battle it out on September 15th in GermanyBy Eric Thomas: IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KO’s) will be making his second defense of his International Boxing Federation title against 37-year-old #3 IBF Troy Ross (25-2, 16 KO’s) at the Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. Hernandez, 27, just finished beating Steve Cunningham by an impressive 12 round unanimous decision last February.

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Cunningham: I don’t consider Hernandez a champion

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Image: Cunningham: I don't consider Hernandez a championBy Jim Dower: Former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KO’s) will be looking to recapture his International Boxing Federation title against champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Fraport Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Cunningham, 35, lost his title to 27-year-old Cuban Hernandez last October in a 6th round technical decision victory. The ending was kind of controversial, as Hernandez suffered a cut between the eyes from a head clash but the ringside doctor pulled the plug on the fight in a real hurry rather than letting it continue to see if Hernandez’s trainer could stop the bleeding.

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Steve Cunningham talks ahead of World championship rematch

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Image: Steve Cunningham talks ahead of World championship rematchBy Ian Aldous: On February 4th, Steve Cunningham (24-3) faces Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1) in a rematch for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and Ring magazine World cruiserweight title belts in Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany. This week Steve took the time to look ahead to the rematch and reflect on the controversial first fight with Hernandez.

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Cunningham and Hernandez will fight for Ring title on 2/4

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Image: Cunningham and Hernandez will fight for Ring title on 2/4By Jim Dower: With WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck moving up to face WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin next month, this will open his Ring cruiserweight title for Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KO’s) and IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KO’s) to fight for next month on February 4th, according to RingTV writer Michael Rosenthal.

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