Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez (born 2 November 1989) is a retired Spanish lightweight kickboxer. He is a former Wu Lin Feng -60 kg World Champion and former It's Showtime 61MAX champion.

As of November 2012, Hernandez was ranked the #7 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

Biography and career

Growing up fighting on the Spanish scene Hernandez had a successful amateur record winning the national title in 2008 and winning a bronze and silver medal in Full-Contact and K-1 rules at the W.P.K.A. world championships, held at the end of the year. He also had a number of professional fights that year, culminating by winning the Iberian pro belt. In 2009 Hernandez won his first professional international title by becoming the I.S.K.A. inter-continental champion.

These victories still left Javier virtually unheard of outside of Spain and this was echoed when he was announced as the challenger to 61MAX world champion Karim Bennoui for the first ever It's Showtime event to be held in Spain in June 2011.

While relatively unknown abroad, Hernandez was announced as the challenger to 61MAX world champion Karim Bennoui in June 2011, for the It's Showtime promotion.

Hernandez subsequently lost to Yuki by KO due to lowkicks in round two at RISE 90 in Tokyo, Japan on 25 October 2012. Later, he beat Mickael Peynaud by decision at Heroes IV in Cordoba, Spain on 17 November 2012.

Titles and accomplishments

Professional Wu Lin Feng 2017 Wu Lin Feng -60 kg World Champion

It's Showtime 2011 It's Showtime 61MAX World Champion

International Sport Karate Association 2009 I.S.K.A. K-1 Inter-continental -64.5 kg Champion

Federación Española de Kickboxing 2009 F.E.K. K-1 Spanish Champion 2008 F.E.K. K--1 Iberian champion

Amateur 2008 W.P.K.A. World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus Silver (K-1 Rules) 2008 W.P.K.A. World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus Bronze (Full-Contact) 2008 F.E.K. Spanish national champion (K-1 Rules)

Kickboxing record