Luis Nery is a professional boxer who is all set to face off against Japanese powerhouse Naoya Inoue, find out more about him along with his fight record and religion
Nery will be fighting for the undisputed super bantamweight championship against Maoya Inoue at the Tokyo Dome on May 6.
Who is Luis Nery, bio, age, height, weight, fight record, career stats and religion
NAOYA INOUE
WITH THE KO VICTORY OVER LUIS NERY IN THE 6TH ROUND‼️‼️#Boxing #InoueNery
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The upcoming bout between the two will be a 12-round bout, coupled with undercard action, and broadcasted live by ESPN+ in the U.S.
With a 77 percent knockout ratio “Pantera” will be looking to snatch the title from “The Monster”. Ahead of the match, Nery stated:
We’re looking for Naoya Inoue; we think it is a big fight, and [I] think I will finish him.”
Luis Nery bio
Luis Esteban Nery Hernández is a Mexican professional boxer who was born on December 12, 1994, in Tijuana, Mexico. He is currently 29 years old and competes in the Bantamweight and Super bantamweight weight-class. The Mexican boxer has a Southpaw stance, and is a two-weight world champion. Throughout his career, Luis has held the WBC and Ring magazine bantamweight titles between 2017 and 2018. He was also the WBC super bantamweight title holder from 2020 to May 2021.
Height, weight, and reach
Luis Nery stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) and roughly weighs around 122 pounds (55kg). He boasts a reach of 65 inches and is a Christian by religion.
Nickname
Luis Nery is also known by the nickname ‘Pantera’.
Fight record
Luis Nery has an impressive fight record of 35-1 with 17 wins via knockout.
Boxing career
Luis Nery started out his professional boxing career in May 2012, before winning 23 straight fights (17 knockout wins) to challenge for a world title against unbeaten Japanese hero Shinsuke Yamanaka, who held the WBC and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. The pair faced off in an exciting bout on August 15, 2017, where Nery battered Yamanaka under four rounds.
However, the win was shrouded in controversy after Nery tested positive for zilpaterol (a banned substance) in a pre-fight test just over a week after the win. As a result, ‘The Ring’ stripped Nery of their title and reinstated Yamanaka as champion. However, the WBC accepted the fighter’s explanation that he had mistakenly ingested contaminated food and allowed him to retain their title.
During the rematch with Yamanaka in March 2018, Nery shockingly came in three pounds over the bantamweight limit and eventually lost the WBC title on the scales. Despite this, Yamanaka went through with the fight and subsequently lost in just two rounds. The Japanese Boxing Commission, however, retaliated against Nery’s conduct and banned him from competing in Japan for life.
Following this scandal, Nery went on to win four stoppage wins before moving up to compete for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title. On September 26, 2020, Nery managed to beat Aaron Alameda to become a two-weight world champion. However, Luis Nery’s success was short-lived as he competed in a unification matchup against WBO counterpart Brandon Figueroa in his next fight. Nery was stopped in seven rounds, recording his first defeat so far. He has since won four fights, three by stoppage, and will now face off against Naoya Inoue, for which the Japanese Boxing Commission agreed to lift the challenger’s ban.
Naoya Inoue bio
Notably, Luis Nery’s next opponent, Naoya Inoue, is a Japanese professional boxer who was born on April 10, 1993. He stands at a height of 5-5 and has a reach of 67 ½ inches. Throughout his career, he has obtained a fight record of 26-0 with 23 wins via knockout.
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