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Q&A With Boxer Melissa Hernandez

By Lem SatterfieldNov 29th 2009 – 2:33PM

Melissa Hernandez doesn't see herself as the underdog going into Friday night's fight against Holly Holm, even though she'll do so before Holm's hometown fans at the Isleta Casino and Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has spent her career competing at lower weight classes than her opponent. In a clash that is for...

Q&A With Boxer Holly 'Hottie' Holm

By Lem SatterfieldNov 29th 2009 – 1:51PM

To many, Holly Holm has supplanted Christy Martin and Laila Ali as the face of women's boxing. A winner of 19 consecutive bouts, the 28-year-old Holm (25-1-3, seven knockouts) will take on Melissa Hernandez (11-1-2, four KOs) on Friday night in a welterweight (147 pounds) matchup for the WIBA title before what should be a...

Holm vs. Hernandez to Determine Women's 'Best Fighter, Pound-for-Pound'

By Lem SatterfieldNov 29th 2009 – 1:09PM

While much of the women's boxing world sees Holly Holm as the sport's best fighter, pound-for-pound, her next opponent, Melissa Hernandez, believes that it is she who has achieved that honor. In a clash that is being billed as "Bad Blood," The two fighters will meet to decide who is the best on Friday night at the Isleta...

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Background on melissa hernandez

Melissa "Huracán" Hernández (born February 4, 1980 in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican boxer who won the WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title in 2006.

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