In the Light Fly Prelims 46-49KG, Nico Hernandez defeated Italy’s Manuel Cappan by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
After a close first round that two of the judges gave to the Italian, Hernandez settled in and began finding range for his left hook and straight right. Using effective in and out movement, Hernandez kept Cappan off balance and limited his attack . Hernandez’s speed was a notch above which allowed him to comfortably control the deciding two rounds