Women can steal the show tonight in Louisiana?
April 26, 2024
By: Simon Ruvalcaba
I first saw Miami’s Melissa “Hurracan Shark” Hernandez fight in her sixth professional bout in Lake Tahoe. It was an all-female fight card that night and Melissa was a young, up and coming star that was showcased on a card that showcased a good mix of female talent, both young and veteran.
Tonight from Louisiana Hernandez, now the 7-time World Champion veteran kicks off the DAZN action against undefeated up and coming Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios of San Antonio. Hernandez has had the common story for female fighters, after her fourth match against Layla McCarter and unable to secure further match ups, the 39 year old Hernandez 22-7-3 (7) has been on a nearly 3 year layoff. Newly signed to Vegas based Management firm VegasChamp Boxing, she is looking to prove that she is back and still has enough in the tank for one more title run!
Barrios, 5-0 (2), is a common story of today’s female boxing, as she had an amateur career and has developed nicely as she steps up to the next level. she has been guided and groomed early in her career and tonight looks to prove that she belongs on the big stage!
Two confident fighters each with something to prove is a proper ingrediant for a great fight. The 8 round lightweight contest kicks off the telivised action headlined by title bouts Regis Prograis vs Kiryl Relikh for the super lightweight championship and Nonito Donaire defends his Bantamweight title vs Stephon Young.
About the Editor
Army Veteran and former Professional Boxer Simon Ruvalcaba started boxing at the age of ten and Had a 71 fight amateur career which featured a 139 lbs. 1998 8th U.S. Army Boxing Championship out of Camp Casey, Korea and a spot on the prestigious Army Boxing Team at Fort Hood, TX. After a journeyman pro career of 18 fights, which included sparring sessions with many champions and contenders including Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell “Sweat Pea” Whitaker, Simon started writing and has contributed to many publications and websites including fighthype.com, pound4pound.com, Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe, CA), Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV). He has also been the Boxing Instructor for Ken Shamrock and The Lions Den and was MMA and Bareknuckle star Paige VanZant’s first boxing coach!
Born and Raised in South Lake Tahoe, California he now resides in Sun Valley, Nevada and spends as much time as possible with his Sons Gabriel and Oscar! Beyond boxing, Simon is an all around sports fanatic and is passionate about the teams that he roots for. Simon also works as a Sportsbook Supervisor for Caesars Sportsbook in Lake Tahoe.
