By: Raymundo Dioses
Rising super middleweight Jessie Hart successfully defended the USBA title in emphatic fashion on November 4, 2016 with a with a third round knockout over Andrew Hernandez at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Philadelphia’s Hart, (21-0, 17KO) scored a knockdown via left hook in the first frame and eventually overwhelmed Hernandez in the third, prompting referee Robert Byrd to call a halt to the bout at the 1:59 mark.
Hart has held the USBA title since winning it on May 2, 2015 on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather undercard, a TKO over Mike Jimenez, and with the win over Hernandez, has successfully defended the title three times.