Luis Nery (boxer) explained

Luis Nery
Realname:Luis Esteban Nery Hernández
Birth Date:12 December 1994
Birth Place:Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Nickname:Pantera
Weight:
Height:5 ft 5.5 in
Reach:67.5 in
Style:Southpaw
Total:37
Wins:35
Ko:27
Losses:2

Luis Esteban Nery Hernández (born December 12, 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC and Ring magazine bantamweight titles between 2017 and 2018, and the WBC super bantamweight title from 2020 to May 2021. Nicknamed "Pantera", Nery is known for his exceptional punching power, possessing a knockout ratio of 77.14%.

As of April 2024, Nery is ranked as the world's third best super bantamweight by BoxRec,[1] TBRB,[2] ESPN,[3] and fifth best by The Ring.[4]

Professional career

Early career

Nery was born and fights out of Tijuana. He only fought 9 amateur bouts, winning all of them. Five of them ended by way of knockout.[5] Nery made his professional debut in May 2012 at the age of 17.

Nery won his first 18 fights before challenging for the vacant WBC Continental bantamweight title against Martín Casillas. Casillas was knocked down twice during the fight as Nery took a unanimous decision (100-88, 99–89, 98–90). Nery's one defense of that regional title came against former interim super flyweight world champion David Sánchez. After an early head clash that threatened to stop the fight, Nery dominated Sánchez landing a series of power punches that broke Sánchez down. The former interim titlist was knocked down in the 5th round and retired on the stool.[6] In December 2016, Nery was knocked down for the first time in his pro career in the first round of a bout against Raymond Tabugon. Despite the knockdown, the fight was mostly one-sided as Nery battered Tabugon until the referee stopped it in the fourth round.[7]

Nery vs. Yamanaka

Although Nery spoke of challenging for a super flyweight title,[5] [8] his first shot at a world title would come against WBC and The Ring bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka on August 15, 2017, which he won with a sensational fourth-round stoppage. The bout started with both fighters trading back and forth combinations, but at the start of the fourth round Nery rocked Yamanaka with a left cross. After a brief respite in which Yamanaka seemed to regain control, Nery continued pummeling the defending champion, who was unable to defend himself. Yamanaka's corner eventually rushed into the ring to protect their fighter, giving Nery the win.[9] The fight was seen by an audience of over 7 million in Japan.[10]

On August 24, it was reported that Nery tested positive for zilpaterol, a banned substance.[11] The sample that tested positive was taken on July 27, while three samples that were taken in August tested negative. Nery claimed he had failed the drug test due to food contamination.[12] After Nery's B-sample confirmed the result, The Ring reinstated Yamanaka as their bantamweight champion. [13]

With the WBC yet to make a public ruling, it was announced Nery would be facing Arthur Villanueva in a non-title bout in his hometown, Tijuana, at Estadio Gasmart on November.[14] In front of a crowd of 16,000, Nery defeated Villanueva with a round 6 TKO, despite being knocked down in round 4. Villanueva claimed that the stoppage was "premature".[15] [16]

On October 31, the WBC made its final ruling on Nery's positive test. The sanctioning body concluded that the positive test was due to contaminated food. Consequently, the result of the Yamanaka-Nery title bout wouldn't be overturned but the WBC ordered a rematch, which was eventually scheduled for March.[17]

Nery vs. Yamanaka II

Nery was once again successful in the rematch, claiming victory with a second-round TKO.

From the outset, Yamanaka attempted to box more conservatively from the outside and had some success in this regard. Nery, however, fired back with a series of savage combinations which visibly hurt Yamanaka, before knocking him down with an overhand left.

The following round was more of the same as Nery stalked and attacked continually, knocking Yamanaka down a total of three times before the fight was waved off.

Ultimately, as Nery weighed in three pounds over the bantamweight limit at 121lbs, the WBC bantamweight title was only at stake for Yamanaka and subsequently became vacant.[18]

Nery vs Arroyo

On 16 March, 2019, Nery battled former IBF super flyweight champion McJoe Arroyo. Nery dropped Arroyo once in the second and third round, and twice in the fourth round. After the end of the fourth round, Arroyo's corner informed the referee to stop the fight. Nery won the bout via 4th round retirement.[19]

Nery vs. Payano

On July 20, 2019, Nery fought former WBA bantamweight champion Juan Carlos Payano. Nery had his own way for most of the fight, landing the cleaner shots throughout the fight. In the ninth round, a perfectly placed left hook to the body by Nery send Payano to the canvas. Writhing in pain, Payano was not even able to attempt to beat the count, leading to a ninth-round KO win for Nery.[20]

Nery vs. Alameda

On September 26, 2020, Nery faced Aaron Alameda for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title. Alameda was ranked #6 by the WBC at the time. Nery won the fight via unanimous decision, winning on all three scorecards, 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113.[21]

Nery vs. Figueroa

In his next fight, Nery fought WBA regular super bantamweight champion Brandon Figueroa in a unification bout. Despite a good start from Nery, Figueroa managed to drop Nery in the seventh round, as Nery was getting up from the canva referee decided to wave the fight off, handing Nery the first defeat of his career.[22] [23]

Nery vs. Castro

In his next fight, Nery fought Carlos Castro, ranked #2 by the WBO, #3 by the WBC and IBF and #13 by the WBA at super bantamweight.[24] Nery dropped Castro in the first round and managed to do enough in the rest of the fight to get a split-decision win over Castro, 96-93, 95-94 and 94-95 on the scorecards in his favor.[25]

Nery vs. Carmona

On October 1, 2022, Nery moved up to super featherweight for the 1st time to take on former super flyweight title callenger David Carmona. He won the fight by 3rd round technical knockout.

Nery vs. Hovhannisyan

On February 18, 2023, Nery fought Azat Hovhannisyan in a WBC super bantamweight title eliminator. In a very entertaining and competitive fight, Nery managed to win by 11th round technical knockout. The fight was later voted The Ring Magazine's 2023 fight of the year.

Nery vs. Saludar

On July 8, 2023, Nery fought Froilan Saludar. He won the fight by second round technical knockout.[26]

Nery vs. Inoue

Nery was scheduled to challenge Naoya Inoue for the undisputed super bantamweight title on May 6, 2024 at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.[27] Nery scored a knockdown in the first round,[28] but Inoue right away returned the favor and dropped him in the second, fifth and sixth rounds to win the fight and his retain title.[29]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
37Loss35–2Naoya InoueKO6 (12), May 6, 2024
36Win35–1Froilan SaludarTKO2 (12), Jul 8, 2023
35Win34–1Azat HovhannisyanKO11 (12), Feb 18, 2023
34Win33–1David CarmonaTKO3 (10), Oct 1, 2022
33Win32–1Carlos CastroSD10Feb 5, 2022
32Loss31–1Brandon FigueroaKO7 (12), May 15, 2021
31Win31–0Aarón AlamedaUD12Sep 26, 2020
30Win30–0Juan Carlos PayanoKO9 (12), Jul 20, 2019
29Win29−0McJoe ArroyoRTD4 (10), Mar 16, 2019
28Win28−0Renson RoblesTKO7 (10), Dec 1, 2018
27Win27−0Jason CanoyKO3 (12), Oct 6, 2018
26Win26–0Shinsuke YamanakaTKO2 (12), Mar 1, 2018
25Win25–0Arthur VillanuevaTKO6 (10), Nov 4, 2017
24Win24–0Shinsuke YamanakaTKO4 (12), Aug 15, 2017
23Win23–0Jesús MartínezRTD4 (12), Mar 11, 2017
22Win22–0Raymond TabugonTKO4 (12), Dec 17, 2016
21Win21–0Richie MepranumTKO2 (10), Oct 22, 2016
20Win20–0David SánchezRTD4 (10), Jul 30, 2016
19Win19–0Martín CasillasUD10Apr 16, 2016
18Win18–0Humberto MoralesTKO5 (10), Jan 30, 2016
17Win17–0John Mark ApolinarioTKO2 (10), Sep 26, 2015
16Win16–0Jether OlivaRTD4 (10), Feb 28, 2015
15Win15–0Carlos FontesTKO8 (8), Dec 6, 2014
14Win14–0Víctor Méndez8Aug 30, 2014
13Win13–0José Estrella5 (8), Jun 27, 2014
12Win12–0Antonio RodríguezKO3 (8), Apr 11, 2014
11Win11–0Javier Cifuentes4 (6)Feb 15, 2014
10Win10–0Adán OsunaTKO1 (8), Dec 13, 2013
9Win9–0Oswaldo CastroUD8Oct 26, 2013
8Win8–0Saúl HernándezTKO5 (6), Aug 23, 2013
7Win7–0Rafael AlvaradoTKO2 (6), Jun 14, 2013
6Win6–0Marino CaneteTKO2 (4), Apr 10, 2013
5Win5–0Leonardo ReyesTKO1 (4), Feb 16, 2013
4Win4–0Joan SandovalUD4Nov 28, 2012
3Win3–0Carlos CastañedaUD4Sep 20, 2012
2Win2–0Javier Miranda4 Jun 7, 2012
1Win1–0José Guadalupe Salgado1 (4), May 5, 2012

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Please login . 2022-03-10 . boxrec.com.
  2. News: Rankings – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board<. Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. 5 August 2023.
  3. News: Boxing divisional rankings -- The best top 10 fighters per division - ESPN. ESPN. 5 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Ratings . 2022-03-10 . The Ring.
  5. Web site: 'Panterita' Nery aspira al trono mundial súpermosca. 22 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Luis Nery Breaks Down David Sanchez For Stoppage Win - Boxing News. www.boxingscene.com. 30 July 2016 .
  7. Web site: Luis Nery vence a Tabugon en cuatro rounds. 18 December 2016. Azteca Deportes.
  8. Web site: Luis Nery se ofrece para enfrentar a "Chocolatito" González. 3 August 2017. La Prensa.
  9. Web site: Nery Ends Yamanaka's Reign in Japan - Seconds Out . 15 August 2017 .
  10. Web site: Shinsuke Yamanaka reveals retirement was on his mind before facing Nery, unhappy with stoppage.
  11. Web site: Nery tests positive for cattle drug. 23 August 2017.
  12. Web site: Luis Nery PED Ruling to be Made Very Shortly, Says Sulaiman. October 2017 .
  13. Web site: Luis Nery's B-sample positive for PEDs; Shinsuke Yamanaka reinstated as RING champ. 26 September 2017.
  14. Web site: Arthur Villanueva to face bantamweight champ Luis Nery in non-title fight. 18 October 2017.
  15. Web site: Arthur Villanueva camp rues 'premature stoppage' in loss to Mexican champ Luis Nery.
  16. Web site: Luis 'Pantera' Nery despacha a Arthur Villanueva en Tijuana. 5 November 2017 .
  17. Web site: World Boxing Council . wbcboxing.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101051248/http://wbcboxing.com/wbceng/news/9536-wbc-ruling-regarding-luis-nery . 2017-11-01.
  18. Web site: Nery, stripped of title, KOs Yamanaka in 2nd. 2 March 2018.
  19. Web site: 16 March 2019. Luis Nery Drops McJoe Arroyo Four Times For TKO Win. 2021-01-10. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  20. Web site: 20 July 2019. Luis Nery Lands Vicious Body Shot To Knock Payano Out in Ninth. 2020-09-29. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  21. Web site: Nery vs Alameda - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets . 2022-03-10 . Box.Live . en-US.
  22. Web site: Figueroa vs Nery - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets . 2022-03-10 . Box.Live . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2021-05-16 . Brandon Figueroa proves he's more than a heartbreaker by taking out Luis Nery . 2022-03-10 . The Ring.
  24. Web site: Nery vs Castro - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets . 2022-03-10 . Box.Live . en-US.
  25. Web site: Idec . Keith . Luis Nery Bounces Back Strong: Drops, Decisions Carlos Castro . 2022-03-10 . BoxingScene.com . 5 February 2022 . en-us.
  26. Web site: Luis Nery takes an easy win. DAZN.com. 2023-07-09.
  27. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Naoya Inoue faces Luis Nery in May in Tokyo . FIGHTMAG . 6 March 2024.
  28. News: Young . Alex . Inoue recovers from early knockdown against Nery to defend titles . Evening Standard . 6 May 2024 . en.
  29. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Video: Naoya Inoue gets dropped, comes back & stops Luis Nery to retain title . FIGHTMAG . 6 May 2024.