Alexis Arguello vs. Leonel Hernandez

Alexis Arguello 126 lbs beat Leonel Hernandez 126 lbs by TKO at 2:52 in round 8 of 15

• Date: 1975-03-15
• Location: Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
• Referee: Ferny Carpentier
• Judge: Antonio Marino
• Judge: Jorge Pron

"Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua says his WBA featherweight defense against Leonel Hernandez of Venezuela was not an easy fight, but the result appeared to contradict his opinion. Arguello opened cuts over Hernandez' left eye and right cheekbone, knocked him down and stopped him in the 8th round Saturday night in his first defense of the title he won last November." -Associated Press

Post-fight comment

• "I do not believe it was an easy fight as many people thought. Hernandez is a good fighter. He moves very fast. But he lost a great deal of speed after I opened the cut over his left eye in the 1st round." -Alexis Arguello