 The boy took a liking to boxing with his first encounter—then became an energetic young fighter, winning his first 25 fights—aggressively reaching for tougher, even older and bigger, opponents.Along with best friend Tony Losey—a troubled teen also coached (and rehabilitated) by Lewis—the two boys developed into competitive boxers, with aspirations of winning 2016 Olympic gold medals together (Losey rising to USA Boxing's 3rd-place ranking among welterweights, and younger Hernandez winning gold at the National Junior Olympics in 2011 and 2012.