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05/13/2008 Archived Entry: "'Derrick 'Superman' Findley Defeats 'The Contender's' Miguel Hernandez"
'Derrick 'Superman' Findley Defeats 'The Contender's' Miguel Hernandez
Press Release
Photo by Juan C. Ayllon
Referee Pete Podgorski raises Findley's hand (right), while a wiped-down Hernandez looks on as his right hand is gingerly tended to
In the highly anticipated Middleweight match up, cross town rivals Derrick "Superman" Findley (11-2-0, 6 KOs) and "The Contender's" Miguel "Macho" Hernandez (20-8-0, 10 KOs) did battle in an eight round bout this past Friday at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, IL.
Hernandez, known from his appearance on the third season of the boxing reality show "The Contender," looked to put on a show for his hometown crowd.
"Superman" Findley, looking to spoil Hernandez's plans, came out like never before engaging Hernandez right from the first round. Throwing the straighter and more crisp punches, Findley seemed to find his opponent at will and snapped Hernandez's head back with blistering one-two combinations. By the fourth round, Findley caught Hernandez with a one-two combination that made blood pour profusely from his nose. After inspection by the doctor of the bloodied Hernandez, the fighting resumed. After eight rounds of onslaught, the judges scored the bout 79-73 and 80-72 twice all in favor of Findley.
When asked about Findley's performance, One In A Million, Inc. President/CEO Octavius James said, "We are just absolutely thrilled with Derrick's performance, he is a young man that is dedicated to his profession. Derrick always trains hard and is willing to fight anybody that will get in the ring with him, stepping up to fight a next level fighter like Miguel just displays the heart that Derrick possesses and his performance showed tremendous improvement in all aspects of his ability.
"This fight lets the Chicagoland and Indiana fans know that when 'Superman' steps in the ring that fireworks are going to happen and they don't want to miss it," continued James. "It makes me proud to have a young man like this as part of team and you can definitely count on seeing even bigger things for Derrick in the near future."
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