Erick DeLeon Stops Hevinson Herrera in One Round

New York, NY (April 4, 2022)- Erick DeLeon stayed undefeated with an opening round stoppage of veteran Hevinson Herrera at Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in DeLeon’s hometown of Detroit.

The bout was a scheduled eight-round welterweight contest.

DeLeon, who is managed by Split-T Management was all over Herrera, and dominated Herrera with a barrage of punches which registered a knockdown for, and the bout was stopped at 2:48.

With the win, DeLeon is now 20-0-1 with 12 knockouts.

“It felt amazing,” said DeLeon, post-fight. “I’m so happy and blessed. Thank you to all my people who came out. I really appreciate all the love and support. This is for you guys. I wasn’t surprised it ended so quickly. I have been working hard and I was ready for this moment. When I connected with that left hand, I knew it was only going to get worse for him.”

DeLeon is promoted by Salita Promotions.




Erick DeLeon Takes on Hevinson Herrera TONIGHT in Detroit

New York, NY (April 2, 2022)- Undefeated Erick DeLeon is back in action when he takes on veteran Hevinson Herrera in a eight-round welterweight bout at The Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Detroit.

DeLeon, 30 years-old, and is managed by Split-T Management is 19-0-1 with 11 knockouts.

The 10 year-professional has racked up wins over Fidel Navarrete (8-1-2), Jose Salinas (10-2-1), Daulis Prescott (31-4), Adrian Yung (25-2) and his last outing when he stopped Jose Gallegos in seven rounds on March 23, 2019 in Costa Mesa, California.

Herrera, 37 of Barranquilla, Colombia is 27-19-1 with 22 knockouts. A17 year-veteran, Herrera has been in with many top contenders, has wins over Evaristo Valdes (3-0) and Courtney Jackson (23-1). Herrera has won two in a row which started with the win over Jackson. He followed that up with a second round stoppage over Gustavo Sandoval on September 10, 2021 in Colombia.

DeLeon weighed 148.6 lbs. Herrera was 143.8 lbs.