On March 22, 1997, Azumah Nelson (38-3-2, 27 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Genaro Hernández (34-1-1, 17 KOs).
Azumah Nelson is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Jesse James Leija, 9 months and 21 days ago. Genaro Hernández is on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Antonio Hernandez, 5 months and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 64.7-35.3 in favor of Azumah Nelson. Genaro Hernández also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Genaro Hernández defeated Azumah Nelson via split decision and wins the WBC title. Hernández improves his record to 35-1-1, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 38-4-2.