Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez vs. Rene Tellez Giron | DAZN - February 28, 2025

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On February 28th, Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez (36-2, 32 KO) meets Rene Tellez Giron (20-4, 13 KO) in what could be an absolute banger.

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Such a sleeper fight think matchroom do a great job with the mexican cards even boxrec sleeping on this still hasn't been added

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Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez faces Rene Tellez Giron in Gatineau, QC, end of February

Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez faces off Rene Tellez Giron at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, QC on Friday, February 28. The pair square off in a 12-round all-Mexican showdown at super featherweight. The bout serves as the main event, live on DAZN.

The Hernandez vs Giron clash was originally scheduled to take place at Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico. The contest was moved to Canada due to logistical issues, Matchroom Boxing announced.

Former title challenger “Rocky” Hernandez (36-2, 32 KOs) is coming off a win via sixth-round RTD against Thomas Mattice last September. Last May, the 27-year-old stopped Daniel Lugo in the seventh round. With the victory, the Mexico City native bounced back from a defeat via 12th-round TKO against O’Shaquie Foster in his bid to land the WBC 130-pound title.

“Different country, same date, same opponent, same outcome – Rocky by KO,” Eduardo Hernandez said.

Giron (20-4, 13 KOs) looks to return to winning ways. Making his third ring appearance of the year last November, the 26-year-old native of Queretaro, Mexico dropped a unanimous decision against Floyd Schofield. The defeat snapped his three-fight winning streak.

“I can’t afford to lose this fight,” Rene Tellez Giron said. “I’m looking to win by knockout.”

Among the bouts featured on the Hernandez vs Giron undercard, Alexis Barriere takes on Ubaldo Ilagor Resendiz. The matchup is scheduled for 10 rounds at heavyweight.

Quebec City’s unbeaten 29-year-old southpaw Barriere (11-0, 9 KOs) steps through the ropes for the first time since October 2023, when he stopped Guillermo Casas in the first round and secured his third win of the year. Once-beaten 25-year-old Resendiz (13-1, 12 KOs) of Mexico got back in the win column last November when he TKO’d Jordi Omar Villa Soto in the first round.

The full lineup is expected to be confirmed shortly.

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Fight Week!!

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This fight will be a cracker guaranteed fireworks

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Rene Tellez Giron misses weight, but Rocky Hernandez fight is still on

Junior lightweight Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez made weight Thursday, but Rene Tellez Giron failed to meet the weight limit for their 12-round main event on Friday.

The bout will take place at Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, where Hernandez will try to maintain his No.1 ranking in the WBC while angling for a fight with O’Shaquie Foster.

Hernandez, 27, hit the scales at 129.4lbs while Giron, 26, came in at 131.6lbs – well over the 130lbs junior lightweight limit.

Hernandez, 36-2 (32 KOs), enters the fight highly ranked not only by the WBC but also by the WBA, at No. 9. Hernandez is on a two-fight winning streak since losing a title fight to Foster, the current WBC junior lightweight titleholder.

In Hernandez’s most recent bout, he defeated Thomas Mattice after a cut forced the bout to go to the scorecards and Hernandez was ahead at the time of the stoppage. Hernandez, of Mexico City, has received help and sparring from Angel Fierro in training camp for this fight.

Giron, 20-4 (13 KOs), is coming off a November loss to Floyd Schofield at a bout contested at lightweight. Giron, from Queretaro, Mexico, had won three fights in a row before that loss. He has fought at junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight throughout a career that spans nearly a decade.

The bout will stream on DAZN.

Full weigh-in results are as follows:

Junior lightweight – 12 rounds

Eduardo Hernández (129.4lbs) vs. Rene Tellez Giron (131.6lbs)

Heavyweight – 10 rounds
Alexis Barriere (236.8lbs) vs. Ubaldo Ilagor (291.4lbs)

Middleweight – eight rounds
Derek Pomerleau (162.2lbs) vs. Nathan McIntosh (157.4lbs)

Featherweight – eight rounds
Jelena Mrdjenovich (125.8lbs) vs. Jessica Bellusci (125.6lbs)

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Date: Friday February 28, 2025
Location: Casino du Lac-Leamy - QC, Canada
TV/Stream: DAZN

Start Times
Youtube: 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT | 11 pm GMT (Preliminary Card)
DAZN: 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT | 1 am GMT (Main Card)

Promoted by: Matchroom Boxing

Main Card

12 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Eduardo Hernandez vs. Rene Tellez Giron

10 Round Heavyweight Bout
Alexis Barriere vs. Ubaldo Ilagor Resendiz

8 Round Middleweight Bout
Derek Pomerleau vs. Nathan McIntosh

8 Round Featherweight Bout
Jelena Mrdjenovich vs. Jessica Bellusci

Preliminary Card

8 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Stephane Fondjo vs. Salim Ben Rejeb

4 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Lee Reeves vs. Szabolcs Szabota

4 Round Super Welterweight Bout
James Hughes vs. Alexis Nickolas Tsatiris Heredia,

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Anyone gonna tune into this

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I am

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Hernandez wins a wide UD, shut out on 2 cards and one judge gave Giron a round, I had it 118-110, good display of controlled aggression from Hernandez, picked his moments to box and to fight, worked the body, put combinations together, moved well, I thought Giron would be more busy and aggressive but he was pretty passive by his standards, had pockets of success but Hernandez was always in the driving seat and it was clear he was a wide winner

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The judges scored the bout 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108.