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{{short description|Cuban boxer}}
{{family name hatnote|Hernández|Suárez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Yoan Pablo Hernández
| image = Yoan Pablo Hernández 2008.JPG{{!}}border
| caption = Hernández vs. [[Wayne Braithwaite|Braithwaite]], 2008
| realname = {{nowrap|Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez}}
| nickname = Iron Man
| weight = [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|Cruiserweight]]
| height = 6 ft 4 in
| reach = 77 in
| nationality = {{plainlist|
*Cuban
*German
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|28}}
| birth_place = [[Pinar del Río]], Cuba
| style = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
| total = 31
| wins= 29
| KO = 14
| losses = 2
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games#Light heavyweight (–81 kg)|Light heavyweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 [[Santiago de Cuba]]|Heavyweight}}
}}

'''Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez''' (born October 28, 1984) is a Cuban-German [[professional boxer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.t-online.de/box-weltmeister-yoan-pablo-hernandez-wird-deutscher/id_61439056/index|title=Box-Weltmeister Yoan Pablo Hernandez wird Deutscher|date=28 May 2015|work=www.t-online.de|access-date=10 March 2013|archive-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215002806/http://sport.t-online.de/box-weltmeister-yoan-pablo-hernandez-wird-deutscher/id_61439056/index|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a former [[undisputed championship (boxing)#Unified championship|unified]] [[cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] world champion, having held the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] and ''[[The Ring (magazine)|Ring]]'' magazine titles between 2011 and 2015, as well as the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[interim championship|interim]] cruiserweight title in 2011. He is the half-brother of [[Yoel Romero]], a [[freestyle wrestler]] and [[mixed martial artist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/27/former-olympian-yoel-romero-signs-with-strikeforce-will-face-fe|title=Former Olympian Yoel Romero signs with Strikeforce, will face Feijão in debut|publisher=MMAfighting.com|author=Mike Chiappetta|date=27 July 2011|access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref>

== Amateur career ==
Yoan Pablo Hernández started boxing with the Cuban national team at a very young age. He got silver at the Cadet World Championships (under 17) 2001 at 201&nbsp;lbs/91&nbsp;kg. He won the [[heavyweight]] Junior World Championships in 2002 in [[Santiago de Cuba]] but lost twice to countryman [[Odlanier Solís]] and was forced to go down in weight. At [[light heavyweight]] (178&nbsp;lbs) in 2003 Hernández won the silver medal at the [[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Santo Domingo]] where he lost to [[Ramiro Reducindo]].

He participated in the [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]] for his native country. There he was defeated in the second round of the [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight|light heavyweight (81 kg)]] division by Russia's [[Evgeny Makarenko]], a double world champion in the event.

Although he was considered one of the top prospects in Cuban boxing, he defected to [[Germany]], and is now based in [[Berlin, Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mz-web.de/lokalsport/profiboxen-hoffen-auf-goldene-zukunft,20642392,19166794.html|title=Hoffen auf goldene Zukunft|publisher=[[Mitteldeutsche Zeitung]]|language=de|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref>

=== Amateur highlights ===
*2001 Cuban junior champion at heavyweight
*'''World Junior championships''' as a heavyweight, in competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:
**Defeated Dato Dundva (Georgia) points
**Defeated Rufat Hairbekov (Azerbaijan) points
**Lost to Siergej Ivanov (Russia) points
*'''World Junior championships''' 2002 (heavyweight) in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Results were:
**Defeated Justin White (Canada) RTD 1
**Defeated Vitaly Mikhyeyenko (Ukraine) 31–11.
**Defeated Stefan Koeber (Germany) RSC 3
**Defeated Parfait Amougou (Cameroon) RSC 3. (Captured gold medal)
*'''Pan American games 2003''' (light heavyweight) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
**Defeated [[Argenis Casimiro Núñez]] (Dominican Republic) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Ramiro Reducindo]] (Mexico (20–37) (won silver medal)
*Represented Cuba as a light heavyweight at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. His results were:
**1st round bye:
**Lost to [[Evgeny Makarenko]] (Russia) 18–30
*2003 knocked out by [[Odlanier Solís]] in 3rd round at Cuban amateur heavyweight championship competition.
*2003 competed as a light heavyweight at 2003 Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Results were:
**Defeated Eduardo Beltran (Ecuador) RSC 1
**Defeated [[Argenis Casimiro Núñez]] (Dominican Republic) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Ramiro Reducindo]] (Mexico) 20–37
*2004 3rd place at Cuban national light heavyweight competition, losing on points to Vladimir Linares Mesquia RSC 4
2005 Cuban national champion (light heavyweight)

== Professional career ==

=== Cruiserweight ===
Hernández was a fast and hard-punching boxer who competed entirely at [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]]. Hernández knocked out [[Daniel Bispo]] in the first round to win the vacant [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Fedelatin Cruiserweight Championship. On December 29, 2007, he knocked out world title challenger [[Mohamed Azzaoui]] to retain his WBA Fedelatin title and win the vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Latino title but suffered his first defeat on March 29, 2008 when he lost via 3rd-round TKO to ex-champ [[Wayne Braithwaite]] of [[Guyana]] after controlling the match for the first two rounds and even knocking Braithwaite down in the 1st round. Hernández got too cocky in the 3rd and decided to shoot it out with him resulting in Braithwaite knocking Hernández down 3 times. He later won a wide decision over prospect [[Aaron Williams (boxer)|Aaron Williams]].

On September 19, 2009 Hernández defeated Enad Licina by a wide UD for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title, becoming the first Cuban to hold a version of the IBF title since it was created.

On March 13, 2010 Hernández made his first defense of the IBF Inter-Continental title by beating Cesar David Crenz by unanimous decision.

On February 12, 2011 Hernández won the [[Interim championship|Interim]] [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Cruiserweight title by knocking out [[Steve Herelius]]. With this latest win he extended his undefeated streak to 10 fights since the defeat to Braithwaite and improved his overall record to 24-1 (13 knockouts).

==== Hernández vs. Cunningham I & II ====
On 1 October 2011, Hernández defeated ''The Ring'' No. 1 Cruiserweight, [[Steve Cunningham]], by sixth round technical decision for the IBF Cruiserweight Championship. The fight was stopped due to Hernández being cut by an illegal headbutt, though the fight was not without controversy. Hernández knocked Cunningham down with a counter left hook in the first round and seemed to be badly hurt, but referee Mickey Vann decided to let the fight continue after what seemed like a controversial slow count.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/yoan-pablo-hernandez-ref-he-saved-cunningham--44700|title=Yoan Pablo Hernandez: The Ref, He Saved Cunningham! - Boxing News|work=boxingscene.com|date=7 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/10/1/2462558/cunningham-vs-hernandez-stoppage-technical-decision-headbutt-scoring-controversy-boxnation|title=Yoan Pablo Hernandez Upsets Steve Cunningham Via Suspect Technical Decision|author=Scott Christ|work=Bad Left Hook|date=October 2011 }}</ref> Cunningham made a comeback during the second and third rounds, hitting Hernández with body shots in the second and becoming more aggressive during the third. However the latter round was also marred with controversy as Hernández was hit with an accidental headbutt that caused a cut and that many felt was intentional, with referee Vann not stopping the fight or even giving a warning to Cunningham. During the fourth round both fighters seems about equal, with Cunningham controlling the pace with his jab and Hernández successfully landing a combo. During the fifth round, Hernández accidentally hit Cunningham behind the head when referee Vann attempted to break up a clinch. During the sixth and final round the corner of Hernández as well as the ringside physician inspected the cut caused by Cunningham's headbutt. Afterwards Hernández seemed ready to resume with the round when the referee stopped the fight due to the physician deeming Hernández unfit to continue. The score cards were 57–56 for Cunningham and 58–55 and 59–54 for Hernández.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Ken/Hissner100711.htm|title=Cunningham and Hernandez Mystery From Start to Finish!|work=doghouseboxing.com}}</ref>

Hernández and Cunningham had a rematch on 4 February 2012. The winner of this fight was to be crowned the new [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|Cruiserweight]] Champion. Hernández won via unanimous decision.

==Outside boxing==
Hernández played the part of [[Joe Louis]] in the 2010 German film ''[[Max Schmeling (film)|Max Schmeling]]''.

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=14
|ko-losses=2
|dec-wins=14
|dec-losses=
|dq-wins=1
|dq-losses=
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|- 
|31
|{{no2}}Loss
|29–2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kevin Johnson (boxer)|Kevin Johnson]]
|KO
|7 (8), {{small|2:04}}
|22 Aug 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Seebühne, [[Magdeburg]], Germany}}
|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Firat Arslan]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|16 Aug 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Messe, Erfurt, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and ''The Ring'' cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aleksandr Alekseyev (boxer)|Aleksandr Alekseyev]]
|TKO
|10 (12), {{small|1:35}}
|23 Nov 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and ''The Ring'' cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Troy Ross]]
|UD
|12
|15 Sep 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Stechert Arena]], Bamberg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and ''The Ring'' cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Steve Cunningham]]
|UD
|12
|4 Feb 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Fraport Arena]], [[Frankfurt]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF cruiserweight title;<br>Won vacant [[list of The Ring world champions#Cruiserweight|''The Ring'' cruiserweight title]]}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Steve Cunningham]]
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|6 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|1 Oct 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of IBF world champions#Cruiserweight|IBF cruiserweight title]];<br>Split TD: Hernández cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Steve Hérélius]]
|KO
|7 (12), {{small|1:19}}
|12 Feb 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|RWE-Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, [[Mülheim]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won WBA [[interim championship|interim]] cruiserweight title}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ali Ismailov]]
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|2:23}}
|18 Dec 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Zack Page
|UD
|8
|5 Jun 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–1
|style="text-align:left;"|César David Crenz
|UD
|12
|12 Mar 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Enad Ličina]]
|UD
|12
|17 Oct 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[O2 World (Berlin)|O2 World]], Berlin, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[IBF]] Inter-Continental cruiserweight title}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aaron Williams (boxer)|Aaron Williams]]
|UD
|8
|9 May 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Jako Arena]], [[Bamberg]], Germany}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Micky Steeds
|KO
|5 (8), {{small|0:51}}
|28 Feb 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Jahnsportforum, [[Neubrandenburg]], Germany}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Michael Simms (boxer)|Michael Simms]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}
|8
|25 Oct 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Weser-Ems-Halle]], Oldenburg, Germany}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Santiago De Paula
|TKO
|5 (8), {{small|1:14}}
|[[Nikolai Valuev vs. John Ruiz II|30 Aug 2008]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Stefan Raaff
|RTD
|3 (8)
|7 Jun 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Karl-Eckel-Weg Halle, [[Hattersheim am Main]], Germany}}
|
|-
|15
|{{no2}}Loss
|14–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wayne Braithwaite]]
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|1:52}}
|29 Mar 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Sparkassen-Arena]], [[Kiel]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mohamed Azzaoui]]
|KO
|3 (12), {{small|2:08}}
|29 Dec 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Seidensticker Halle, [[Bielefeld]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA Fedelatin cruiserweight title;<br>Won vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Latino cruiserweight title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Ismail Abdoul
|UD
|8
|27 Oct 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Messe Erfurt|Messe]], [[Erfurt]], Germany}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daniel Bispo]]
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:01}}
|18 Aug 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Max-Schmeling-Halle]], Berlin, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Fedelatin [[cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] title}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Thomas Hansvoll
|KO
|1 (8), {{small|2:22}}
|23 Jun 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hector Alfredo Avila]]
|UD
|8
|[[Nikolai Valuev vs. Ruslan Chagaev|14 Apr 2007]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Porsche-Arena]], [[Stuttgart]], Germany}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Jason Curry
|KO
|1 (8), {{small|1:12}}
|16 Dec 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Bigbox Allgäu, [[Kempten]], Germany}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Jean Claude Bikoi
|UD
|8
|23 Sep 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Rittal Arena Wetzlar|Rittal Arena]], [[Wetzlar]], Germany}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Carl Gathright
|KO
|1 (8), {{small|1:18}}
|13 May 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Stadthalle, [[Zwickau]], Germany}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Ervin Slonka
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|3 (6), {{small|1:30}}
|8 Apr 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Saaltheater Geulen, [[Aachen]], Germany}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Aleksejs Kosobokovs
|UD
|6
|4 Mar 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], Germany}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Aleksejs Kosobokovs
|{{abbr|DQ|Disqualification}}
|2 (6), {{small|2:57}}
|10 Dec 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Kosobokovs disqualified for an intentional headbutt}}
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Mounir Chibi
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|4
|12 Nov 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Alsterdorfer Sporthalle]], [[Hamburg]], Germany}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Vladislav Druso
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|1 (4), {{small|1:53}}
|10 Sep 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Sportcenter Jumps, Berlin, Germany}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|David Vicena
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|2 (4), {{small|2:59}}
|3 Sep 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin|Internationales Congress Centrum]], [[Berlin]], Germany}}
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=324252}}

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|years=18 August 2007 – 29 March 2008}}
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{{s-vac|last=[[Eliseo Castillo]]}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental<br />cruiserweight champion
|years=18 August 2007 – June 2010<br />Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Giulian Ilie]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Steve Hérélius]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of WBA world champions#Cruiserweight|WBA cruiserweight champion]]<br />[[Interim title]]
|years=12 February 2011 – 1 October 2011<br />Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Denis Lebedev]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Steve Cunningham]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of IBF world champions#Cruiserweight|IBF cruiserweight champion]]
|years=1 October 2011 – 23 November 2015<br />Stripped}}
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{{s-vac|last=[[Tomasz Adamek]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of The Ring world champions#Cruiserweight|''The Ring'' cruiserweight champion]]
|years=4 February 2012 – 22 September 2015<br />Stripped}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]}}
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