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ANGEL
"TORO" HERNANDEZ FIGHTS IN CHICAGO ON FRIDAY, MAY 11TH
(MAY 4) Chicago boxing favorite Angel “TORO” Hernandez returns to the
ring on Friday, May 11th to battle Kendall Gould at Cicero Stadium as
the special feature attraction of MANO A MANO, it was announced today by
Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. HOME OF THE BEST IN
CHICAGO BOXING.
MANO A MANO, another evening of world class professional boxing, is
presented by 8 Count Productions along with TCF Bank and Miller Beer.
Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the
Eisenhower and Stevenson Expressways. Doors for this event will open at
7:00pm with the first bell at 8:00pm. Tickets are available in advance
by calling 312-226-5800.
The thirty one year old Hernandez, 27-6 (16KO’s) has been amongst
Chicago’s most popular fighters since bursting onto the scene in 1996,
fighting numerous world class fighters in nationally televised bouts.
Said Pesoli, “The fans love Toro. He’s been in some terrific battles and
he truly exemplifies a Mexican warrior in the ring with his never quit
attitude. He’s had some time off the last couple of years but has been
training diligently at our place (JABB Boxing Gym).”
Hernandez holds wins over former world champion Frankie Randall and
former world title challengers J.C. Candelo and Anthony Jones over his
eleven year career.
In his 14th professional bout he battled former world champion Wilfredo
Rivera over ten outstanding rounds of boxing, dropping a very close
decision in a non-televised war that has been talked about for years as
one of the finest in Chicago boxing history.
In February 2004, Hernandez’s most recent nationally televised bout,
TORO battled former world title challenger Raymond Joval at the Desert
Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona for eight rounds before the bout was
stopped on cuts due to an accidental headbutt from Joval in the 4th
round.
Although bleeding from the 5th round on, Hernandez pressed the action
and strongly protested the stoppage which resulted in a split technical
decision for Joval.
In 2003, Hernandez battled world champions Winky Wright and Kassim Ouma,
losing a close decision to Wright in Las Vegas while seemingly beating
Ouma only to lose a very narrow split decision at Foxwoods Casino in
Connecticut. .
The full MANO A MANO fight card is;
Tavoris Cloud vs. Jim Strohl, ten rounds, light heavyweights
Carl Davis vs. Zack Page, ten rounds, heavyweights
Angel Hernandez vs. Kendall Gould, six rounds, middleweights
Leo Martinez vs. TBA, six rounds, lightweights
Jeff Curran vs. Guadalupe Diaz, four rounds, junior middleweights |
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