A day like today, Floyd Mayweather conquered his first WBC title

October 3rd, 1998

Floyd Mayweather conquered his first World title, the WBC super featherweight championship, after defeating Genaro Hernandez by TKO in round 8. The fight took place Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Judges were: The current President of the European Boxing Union; Bob Logist, Chuck Giampa and Terry Smith. The Referee was Jay Nady.