Yoenli Hernandez Francisco Daniel Veron... Cuban middleweight Yoenli Hernandez, 159.2 pounds, secured a majority decision victory over a tough Francisco Daniel Veron, 159.6, of Buenos Aires, in the co-feature before the Romero-Lopez clash. Hernandez, now based out of Providence, RI, fought aggressively from the opening bell, regularly unleashing heavy power shots. Veron stayed composed, using a steady volume of jabs to the head and body in an attempt to outbox his foe. Ultimately, Hernandez's explosive offensive bursts proved to be the difference. While one judge scored the bout a 95-95 draw, the remaining two widely favored Hernandez with lopsided tallies of 99-91 and 98-92. With the win, Hernandez improved to 11-0 with 9 KOs. Currently ranked high across all major sanctioning bodies—including #1 by the WBO and WBA, a world title shot looms in his near future. Meanwhile, Veron, who moved up from junior middleweight for this contest, drops to 17-2-1 with 10 KOs) after a gritty performance at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.