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GENARO "CHICANITO " HERNANDEZ IS NOW A CHAMPION FOR ETERNITY PhilBoxing.com Thu, 09 Jun 2011  The following statement was issued by the World Boxing Council headed by its president Don Jose Sulaiman and his son executive secretary Mauricio S ulaiman on the passing of Genaro Hernandez. (Ronnie Nathanielsz). WE WILL MISS YOU CHAMPION... THE SAD PASSING AWAY OF OUR DEAR CHAMPION GENARO " CHICANITO " 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. GENARO WAS A CHAMNPION IN THE RING ,A CHAMPION IN SOCIETY , A CHAMPION TO HIS FAMNILY 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. HIS 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. GENARO WON THE WBC SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN A DRAMATIC FASHION , WHILE HE HAS AHEAD ON THE SCORECARDS AN ACCIDENTAL AFTER THE BELL PUNCH LANDED ON HIS THROAT FROM THEN CHAMPION AZUMAH NELSON . HE COULD HAVE STAYED DOWN AND WOULD HAVE WON BY DISQUALIFICATION BUT INSTEAD HE CONTINUED FIGHTING AND WON A 12 ROUND DECISION OVER THE LEGENDARY PROFESSOR AZUMAH NELSON. GENARO ONLY LOST 2 FIGHTS IN THE RING , HE LOST TO OSCAR DELAHOYA AND HIS LAST FIGHT , IN WHICH HE SURRENDERED HIS WBC CHAMPIONSHIP TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER. GENARO WAS THE FIRST BOXER TO EVER PARTICIPATE IN THE WBC CARES PROGRAM , HE VISITED THE LA CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND HE WAS DEEPLY TOUCHED BY THE MANY KIDS WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM CANCER . THE WBC WAS INFORMED BY THE HOSPITAL THAT GENARO , BY HIMSELF RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY TO GIVE MANY TOYS AND PRESENTS TO THE KIDS ON HIS OWN. GENARO WILL BE REMEMBERED , HE WILL BE MISSED , HE WILL INSPIRE AND DRIVE MANY OF US TO BE BETTER HUMAN BEINGS AND TO ALWAYS APPRECIATTE LIFE WHILE WE HAVE IT .  |
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