On May 16, 1998, Genaro Hernández (37-1-1, 17 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against Puerto Rican challenger, Carlos Gerena (28-1, 24 KOs).
Genaro Hernández is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Carlos Hernández, 5 months and 26 days ago. Carlos Gerena is on a 15-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Sergio Pena, 4 months and 29 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Genaro Hernández at 99-1 winning odds. Carlos Gerena really doesn't have much to present against Hernández.
Genaro Hernández defeated Carlos Gerena via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-featherweight title. Hernández improves his record to 38-1-1, while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 28-2.