Holm’s opponent plucked from the audience

Fans of holly holm were stunned last night as opponent melissa hernandez left isleta hotel and casino Just before the pair was set to face off But then another shocker for fans as someone was actually pulled from crowd to battle holm What a strange night of boxing After weeks of trash talking When it came time for boxer melissa hernandez to get in the ring to fight local champ holly holm Hernandez was nowhere to be seen Promoters say hernandez didn t see holm s hands get taped for the event And hernandez said that threw off her mental state– then left My feeling for her is she s a chicken bottom line is she s pound-for- pound chicken At that point you would think officials would say good night thanks for coming But rather than cancel the main event Virtually unknown albuquerque boxer victoria cisneros– who paid to see the fight with her husband– stepped up and got in the ring Holm says she s glad that happened– because cisneros fights with heart I know victoria fights with heart I was nervous Inew i was up against a very tough opponent so it really was just change the game plan I still had focus that i was getting in there and fighting a fight i know she s been training Cicneros went the distance with holm–all ten rounds Holm won the fight with a unanimous decision Cisneros says her love for boxing is what prompted her to jump in the ring He s all are you ready to fight and i said yeah let s go So we went in the back and he said well you re gonna fight holly I said all right let s go fans we talked to say they feel they got their money s worth with cisneros as a substitute fighter Promoters say they re seeking an indefinite suspension against hernandez And say she may never fight again