{"id":11322,"date":"2011-06-08T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2011-06-08T12:17:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:17:18","slug":"genaro-chicanito-hernandez-is-now-a-champion-for-eternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=11322","title":{"rendered":"GENARO \u201cCHICANITO\u201d HERNANDEZ IS NOW A CHAMPION FOR ETERNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=11322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11292\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"genaro header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/genaro-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe sad passing away of our dear champion, Genaro \u201cChicanito\u201d Hernandez, has been confirmed today. He is now in the arms of God and will be remembered by all as one of the greatest persons who ever stepped into a boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenaro was a champion in the ring, a champion in society, a champion to his family and friends, and will be a champion for eternity as he has left his mark through his passing in life which will always be an inspiration to many.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis charismatic smile, his soft-spoken style, his bravery in the ring and sportsmanship were always an example to all, and he was a natural leader who only cared to do good deeds in this world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenaro won the WBC super featherweight world championship in a dramatic fashion &#8211; while he has ahead on the scorecards, an accidental after-the-bell punch landed on his throat from then-champion Azumah Nelson. Genaro could have stayed down and would have won by disqualification, but instead he continued fighting and won a 12-round decision over the legendary \u201cProfessor\u201d Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenaro only lost two fights in the ring: against Oscar de la Hoya, and his last fight in which he surrendered his WBC championship to Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenaro was the first boxer to ever participate in the WBC Cares program. He visited the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital and was deeply touched by the so-many kids who were suffering from cancer. The WBC was informed by the hospital that Genaro, on his own, returned the following day to give many toys and presents to the kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenaro will be remembered, he will be missed, he will inspire and drive many of us to be better human beings and to always appreciate life while we have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\">Advertise Now On RSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=13198\">Purchase Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1\">Order the Horror Thriller FAMILY SECRET Now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe sad passing away of our dear champion, Genaro \u201cChicanito\u201d Hernandez, has been confirmed today. He is now in the arms of God and will be remembered by all as one of the greatest persons who ever stepped into a boxing ring. \u201cGenaro was a champion in the ring, a champion in society, a champion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3615],"class_list":["post-11322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-genaro-hernandez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}