On November 23, 2013, the 29-year-old IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion, Yoan Pablo Hernández (27-1, 13 KOs), faced Aleksandr Alekseyev, in a title defense fight.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 8 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández stopped Aleksandr Alekseyev via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Hernández improves his record to 28-1 (14 KOs)
On February 4, 2012, Yoan Pablo Hernández and Steve Cunningham met again in an immediate rematch.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Cunningham was on a -1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Hernández improves his record to 26-1, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On February 12, 2011, a 26-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (23-1, 12 KOs) and Steve Hérélius met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández stopped Steve Hérélius via KO in the 7th round. Hernández improves his record to 24-1 (13 KOs)
On September 15, 2012, the 27-year-old IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion, Yoan Pablo Hernández (26-1, 13 KOs), faced Troy Ross, in a title defense fight.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Troy Ross via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Hernández improves his record to 27-1
On August 18, 2007, a 22-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (11-0, 6 KOs) and Daniel Bispo met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández stopped Daniel Bispo via KO in the 1st round. Hernández improves his record to 12-0 (7 KOs)
On December 29, 2007, a 23-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (13-0, 7 KOs) and Mohamed Azzaoui met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández stopped Mohamed Azzaoui via KO in the 3rd round. Hernández improves his record to 14-0 (8 KOs)
On August 16, 2014, the 29-year-old IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion, Yoan Pablo Hernández (28-1, 14 KOs), faced a 43-year-old German boxer Firat Arslan (34-7-2, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 24 days. Arslan was on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Firat Arslan via split decision and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Hernández improves his record to 29-1, while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 34-8-2.
On December 18, 2010, a 26-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (22-1, 11 KOs) and Ali Ismailov met in the ring.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández stopped Ali Ismailov via KO in the 1st round. Hernández improves his record to 23-1 (12 KOs)
On March 4, 2006, a 21-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (4-0, 2 KOs) and Aleksejs Kosobokovs met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Hernández came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days.
In the rematch, Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Aleksejs Kosobokovs via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight. Hernández improves his record to 5-0
On October 1, 2011, a 26-year-old Yoan Pablo Hernández (24-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the IBF cruiserweight title held by 35-year-old American boxer Steve Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs).
Hernández came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days. Cunningham was on a 3-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham via technical decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Hernández improves his record to 25-1, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 24-3.