1. Biography
José Alejandro Hernández Hernández was born on June 16, 1986, in Iztapalapa, Mexico. Standing at 66 in (168 cm) with a reach of 66 in (168 cm), he competed primarily in the flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight, and super bantamweight divisions, adopting an Orthodox stance in his fights. His nickname, PayasitoSpanish, translates to "Little Clown."
2. Professional Career
José Alejandro Hernández Hernández's professional boxing career spanned over 15 years, during which he faced numerous opponents across various weight classes, earning multiple regional and continental titles before ultimately challenging for and securing an interim world championship.
2.1. Early Career and Debut
Hernández made his professional debut on April 6, 2002, where he suffered a six-round points loss. His first professional victory came shortly after on June 12, 2002, when he secured a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Guillermo Sanchez. In his early career, he compiled a record that included wins by TKO against Zeferino Romero (third round, June 26, 2002) and Esteban Jimenez (first round, November 28, 2002). He also secured a disqualification win against Emanuel Hernandez in the first round on February 22, 2003. Throughout this period, he built his foundation, enduring several losses including a unanimous decision (UD) to Edgar Cordero on June 12, 2003, and a split decision (SD) loss to Adalberto Borquez Covarrubias on December 19, 2003. He also recorded a draw against José Cabrera on September 3, 2004. By 2014, before his significant interim title fight, Hernández had compiled a record of 27 wins, 10 losses, and 2 draws.
2.2. Regional and Continental Title Wins
Throughout the mid-2000s and early 2010s, Hernández actively pursued and claimed various regional and continental boxing titles. On February 19, 2006, he won the ABMH Flyweight title by defeating Vidal Robledo via fifth-round TKO. He followed this by capturing the WBC Mundo Hispano Flyweight title on April 21, 2006, with a tenth-round TKO victory over Raul Eliseo Medina. Hernández successfully defended his ABMH title on July 15, 2006, against future WBC light flyweight champion Gilberto Keb Baas, winning by a twelve-round majority decision (MD).
On February 16, 2007, he claimed the WBO Latino Flyweight title with a dominant twelve-round unanimous decision win against Jonathan Pérez. He defended this title on June 1, 2007, against Marlon Marquez, winning by a nine-round technical decision. However, on December 7, 2007, he lost his WBO Latino title and failed to capture the WBC Latino Flyweight title in a twelve-round unanimous decision loss to Carlos Tamara, who would later become an IBF light flyweight champion.
Hernández continued his pursuit of regional accolades, winning the CABOFE Flyweight title on April 30, 2008, with a twelve-round unanimous decision over Jose Alberto Cuadros. After a period of challenging fights, he secured the vacant WBC Latino Bantamweight title on July 23, 2010, stopping Jesus Ceja in the seventh round via TKO.
In 2014, Hernández won two more significant regional titles. On January 4, he defeated Isao Gonzalo Carranza by a twelve-round unanimous decision to claim the vacant Mexican Bantamweight title. Just a few months later, on March 28, he won the WBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight title by a fifth-round knockout (KO) against Marvin Mabait, who was ranked fifth by the WBO at the time.
He continued to add to his collection of regional titles in 2015 and 2016. On March 20, 2015, he earned the vacant WBC Latino Bantamweight title by defeating Martin Casillas Martinez via ten-round unanimous decision. On August 7, 2015, he secured the vacant Mexican Super Bantamweight title with an eighth-round TKO victory over Humberto Morales. He briefly lost this title but regained it on March 18, 2016, by defeating Isao Gonzalo Carranza again, this time by a ten-round unanimous decision for the vacant Mexican Super Bantamweight title.
2.3. World Title Contention and Interim Championship
Hernández's aspirations extended to world titles. His first world title challenge came on September 20, 2008, when he faced WBO Flyweight champion Omar Narváez. He lost the bout by a twelve-round unanimous decision. On November 21, 2009, he challenged Marvin Sonsona for the vacant WBO Super Flyweight title in Rama, Ontario, Canada. Sonsona was stripped of the title at the weigh-in for exceeding the weight limit, making the title available only to Hernández if he won. The fight concluded in a split decision draw (113-115, 115-113, 114-114), which meant Hernández did not claim the title.
A significant turning point in his career came on June 14, 2014, when he fought Daniel Rosas for the WBO interim bantamweight title. This interim title was created due to the inactivity of regular WBO Bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda, who was involved in domestic disputes in Japan. Despite being considered a significant underdog, Hernández won the fight by a twelve-round unanimous decision (116-111, 114-113, 117-110), becoming the WBO interim bantamweight champion.
Following his interim title win, the WBO ordered unification negotiations between Hernández and Kameda on July 17, 2014. After Hernández's team reported difficulties in contacting Kameda's camp, they requested a purse bid on July 25, 2014. The purse bid was held on August 8, 2014. Warriors Boxing, representing Kameda and affiliated with Al Haymon and Leon Margules, won the bid with an offer of 603.00 K USD (approximately 61.50 M JPY), significantly higher than the 151.00 K USD (approximately 15.40 M JPY) offered by Allstar Boxing, which represented Hernández. Under WBO regulations, the purse was split 80% for the champion and 20% for the challenger, leaving Hernández with a compensation of 120.60 K USD (approximately 12.30 M JPY). The unification bout was scheduled for November 1, 2014, with UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, United States, as a potential venue.
2.4. Title Unification Bout and Later Fights
The highly anticipated unification fight against Tomoki Kameda took place on November 1, 2014, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Hernández struggled with Kameda's speed and frequent clinching in the later rounds. The fight ended in a close split decision (115-113 for Hernández, 113-115 and 113-115 for Kameda), with Hernández losing the bout. As a result, he failed in his first defense and bid to unify the bantamweight title, and his interim title was absorbed into the full championship, ending his reign after approximately five months.
Following this loss, Hernández continued to compete. He lost his Mexican Super Bantamweight title to Emmanuel Dominguez via fourth-round KO on September 30, 2016. His final professional bout was on June 2, 2017, when he lost to Nordine Oubaali via tenth-round TKO in Paris, France. He concluded his career with a professional record of 31 wins, 13 losses, and 2 draws, with 16 wins by knockout.
3. Titles Held
Throughout his professional boxing career, José Alejandro Hernández Hernández held several regional, continental, and interim world titles across multiple weight divisions:
- ABMH Flyweight title (February 19, 2006 - July 15, 2006)
- WBC Mundo Hispano Flyweight title (April 21, 2006)
- WBO Latino Flyweight title (February 16, 2007 - December 7, 2007)
- CABOFE Flyweight title (April 30, 2008)
- WBC Latino Bantamweight title (July 23, 2010 - 2010; vacated)
- Mexican Bantamweight title (January 4, 2014 - 2014; vacated)
- WBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight title (March 28, 2014 - 2014; vacated)
- WBO interim bantamweight title (June 14, 2014 - November 1, 2014; lost bid for full title)
- WBC Latino Bantamweight title (March 20, 2015 - 2015; vacated)
- Mexican Super Bantamweight title (August 7, 2015 - 2015; vacated)
- Mexican Super Bantamweight title (March 18, 2016 - September 30, 2016)
4. Professional Boxing Record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Loss | 31-13-2 | Nordine Oubaali | TKO | 10 (12) | 2017-06-02 | Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris, France | |
| 45 | Loss | 31-12-2 | Emmanuel Dominguez | KO | 4 (10) | 2016-09-30 | Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico | Lost Mexican super bantamweight title |
| 44 | Win | 31-11-2 | Isao Gonzalo Carranza | UD | 10 (10) | 2016-03-18 | Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant Mexican super bantamweight title |
| 43 | Win | 30-11-2 | Humberto Morales | TKO | 8 (12) | 2015-08-07 | Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant Mexican super bantamweight title |
| 42 | Win | 29-11-2 | Martin Casillas Martinez | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-03-20 | Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino bantamweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 28-11-2 | Tomoki Kameda | SD | 12 (12) | 2014-11-01 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For WBO bantamweight title |
| 40 | Win | 28-10-2 | Daniel Rosas | UD | 12 (12) | 2014-06-14 | Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | Won interim WBO bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 27-10-2 | Marvin Mabait | KO | 5 (12) | 2014-03-28 | Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico | Won WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight title |
| 38 | Win | 26-10-2 | Isao Gonzalo Carranza | UD | 12 (12) | 2014-01-04 | Deportivo Guelatao, Colonia Lugunilla, Mexico | Won vacant Mexican bantamweight title |
| 37 | Loss | 25-10-2 | Akifumi Shimoda | UD | 10 (10) | 2013-09-07 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 36 | Win | 25-9-2 | Aldo Arteaga | KO | 1 (8) | 2013-05-18 | Foro Polanco, Polanco, Mexico | |
| 35 | Loss | 24-9-2 | Léo Santa Cruz | RTD | 3 (10) | 2012-01-21 | Bodega Del Boxeo, Ensenada, Mexico | |
| 34 | Loss | 24-8-2 | Orlando Rizo | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-04-16 | Gimnasio Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 33 | Win | 24-7-2 | Jesus Ceja | TKO | 7 (10) | 2010-07-23 | Jose Cuervo Salon, Polanco, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 23-7-2 | Gabriel Rangel | TKO | 6 (10) | 2010-05-08 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 31 | Draw | 22-7-2 | Marvin Sonsona | SD | 12 (12) | 2009-11-21 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | For vacant WBO super flyweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 22-7-1 | Wilbert Uicab | UD | 12 (12) | 2009-09-11 | Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | For Mexican & NABF flyweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 22-6-1 | Jose Tamayo Gonzalez | TKO | 10 (10) | 2009-07-08 | Foro Scotiabank, Polanco, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 21-6-1 | Juan Jose Francisco Marquez | TKO | 6 (10) | 2009-04-22 | Foro Scotiabank, Polanco, Mexico | |
| 27 | Loss | 20-6-1 | Omar Narváez | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-09-20 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | For WBO flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 20-5-1 | Jose Alberto Cuadros | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-04-30 | Foro Scotiabank, Polanco, Mexico | |
| 25 | Loss | 19-5-1 | Carlos Tamara | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-12-07 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For WBO & WBC Latino flyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 19-4-1 | Luis Doria | UD | 8 (8) | 2007-08-24 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 18-4-1 | Marlon Marquez | TD | 9 (12) | 2007-06-01 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBO Latino flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17-4-1 | Jonathan Pérez | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-02-16 | Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Won WBO Latino flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16-4-1 | Kevin Hudgins | MD | 6 (6) | 2006-12-08 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 15-4-1 | Gilberto Keb Baas | MD | 12 (12) | 2006-07-15 | Cancha Revolucion, Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 14-4-1 | Raul Eliseo Medina | TKO | 10 (12) | 2006-04-21 | Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 13-4-1 | Vidal Robledo | TKO | 5 (12) | 2006-02-19 | Cancha Revolucion, Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 12-4-1 | Zacarias Chan | TKO | 9 (10) | 2005-12-02 | Cancha Revolucion, Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 11-4-1 | Dolores Osorio | TKO | 2 (10) | 2005-10-29 | Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 10-4-1 | Zacarias Chan | SD | 10 (10) | 2005-09-10 | Arena Sufy, Merida, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 9-4-1 | Abel Ochoa | UD | 10 (10) | 2005-07-07 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 8-4-1 | Jorge Romero | TKO | 4 (8) | 2005-03-04 | Discoteca Esfinge, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | |
| 12 | Loss | 7-4-1 | José Cabrera | UD | 8 (8) | 2005-01-21 | Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 11 | Draw | 7-3-1 | José Cabrera | PTS | 8 (8) | 2004-09-03 | Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 7-3 | Carlos Valdivia | TKO | 2 (6) | 2004-01-10 | Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 9 | Loss | 6-3 | Adalberto Borquez Covarrubias | SD | 6 (6) | 2003-12-19 | Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 6-2 | Carlos Valdivia | UD | 4 (4) | 2003-11-08 | Deportivo Tlalli, Tlalnepantla, Mexico | |
| 7 | Loss | 5-2 | Edgar Cordero | UD | 4 (4) | 2003-06-12 | Salon La Maraka, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5-1 | Emanuel Hernandez | DQ | 1 (4) | 2003-02-22 | Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 4-1 | Esteban Jimenez | TKO | 1 (4) | 2002-11-28 | Foro Las Americas, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 3-1 | Hugo Jimenez | UD | 6 (6) | 2002-11-01 | Deportivo Tlalli, Tlalnepantla, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 2-1 | Zeferino Romero | TKO | 3 (4) | 2002-06-26 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 1-1 | Guillermo Sanchez | TKO | 1 (4) | 2002-06-12 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 1 | Loss | 0-1 | Jeremias Segovia Garcia | SD | 6 (6) | 2002-04-06 | Villahermosa, Mexico |
5. Assessment and Legacy
José Alejandro Hernández Hernández's career is notable for his exceptional persistence and resilience within the highly competitive world of professional boxing. Despite a record that included a significant number of losses throughout his journey, he consistently managed to remain relevant in the rankings and eventually achieved the status of a world champion by securing the WBO interim bantamweight title. This ability to survive and thrive in challenging bouts speaks to his durability and determination.
His career demonstrates a trajectory of continuous effort, with a consistent progression through regional and continental titles across various weight classes, eventually leading him to the global stage. While his reign as an interim champion was relatively brief and ended in a unification bout, it marked a significant achievement in his career, solidifying his place among Mexican boxers who reached world-level contention. Hernández's legacy is defined by his fighting spirit and his capacity to overcome setbacks to achieve his ultimate goal in the sport.