 The pair met on Saturday, December 20, 1975, at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan as part of a boxing program that included fights of Julian Solís, Larry Holmes and Roberto Durán defending his world Lightweight title in the main event against the Mexican Leoncio Ortiz.Despite the fact that Gomez had fought only 22 rounds in his first eight bouts (he was 7-0-1 with 7 knockout wins) for an average of slightly less than 3 rounds per fight, Hernandez put up serious resistance and went into round eight before Gomez could knock him out.After the defeat to Gomez, Hernandez won four bouts in a row, including a win over future title challenger Cleo Garcia of Nicaragua.