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Nico Hernandez

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Nico Hernández (born January 4, 1996) is an American boxer, from Wichita, Kansas. He is an Olympic medalist and pro boxer, noted for unusually fast and aggressive boxing. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he won an Olympic bronze medal for the United States, in the Men's light flyweight division—the United States' first Olympic men's boxing medal since the 2008 Beijing Olympics—capping a 94-5 amateur career (94 wins, 5 losses) with, over six years, six national titles. Hernandez began his professional boxing career in 2017, starting with back-to-back knockouts in nationally televised bouts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nico Hernandez is the 640th most popular boxer (down from 544th in 2024), the 22,305th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,557th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Nico Hernandez ranks 640 out of 496Before him are Amit Panghal, Julio Castillo, Duke Ragan, Bekzad Nurdauletov, Mohamed Hamout, and Karina Ibragimova. After him are Pat McCormack, Andrew Selby, Samuel Kistohurry, Samuel Takyi, Alcinda Panguana, and Tammara Thibeault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Nico Hernandez ranks 1,444Before him are Liadagmis Povea, Dylan Windler, Viviane Jungblut, Fang Yaoqing, Ariana Washington, and Karina Ibragimova. After him are Sorayya Aghaei, Cymphonique Miller, MyKayla Skinner, Lore Hoffmann, Cierra Runge, and Brandon Barker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nico Hernandez ranks 22,313 out of 20,380Before him are Piotr Michael (1988), R. J. Hampton (2001), Yerlan Serikzhanov (1995), TyTy Washington Jr. (2001), Collin Gillespie (1999), and Stephen Nedoroscik (1998). After him are Lynden Gooch (1995), Howard Shu (1990), Red Gerard (2000), Adam Coon (1994), Cymphonique Miller (1996), and Snail Mail (1999).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Nico Hernandez ranks 121Before him are Charles Martin (1986), Jessie Vargas (1989), Andre Dirrell (1983), Marlen Esparza (1989), Richard Torrez (1999), and Duke Ragan (1997). After him are Virginia Fuchs (1988), Jahmal Harvey (2002), Troy Isley (1998), Rashida Ellis (1995), Oshae Jones (1998), and Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali (1999).