Kevin Lerena
Kevin Lerena (born 5 May 1992) is a South African professional boxer who has held the IBO cruiserweight title since 2017. As of February 2020, he is ranked as the world's fifth best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and seventh by BoxRec.
| Kevin Lerena | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
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| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 5 May 1992 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 1 |
In 2018 he tested positive for a banned substance by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the IBO.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 27 fights | 26 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 13 | 0 |
| By decision | 13 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 27 | Win | 26–1 |  Patrick Ferguson |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:47 | 19 Dec 2020 |  Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 |  Firat Arslan |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:13 | 8 Feb 2020 | EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  Sefer Seferi |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:30 | 21 Sep 2019 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 |  Vasil Ducar |
UD | 12 | 8 Jun 2019 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Artur Mann |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:37 | 16 Mar 2019 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 |  Roman Golovashchenko |
UD | 12 | 2 Jun 2018 |  Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Dmytro Kucher |
UD | 12 | 3 Mar 2018 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Retained IBO cruiserweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  Youri Kayembre Kalenga |
SD | 12 | 9 Sep 2017 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Won vacant IBO cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 |  Sergio Ramirez |
UD | 8 | 23 Apr 2017 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 18 | Win | 17–1 |  Vikapita Meroro |
TKO | 5 (10) | 4 Feb 2017 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 17 | Win | 16–1 |  Micki Nielsen |
MD | 10 | 22 Oct 2016 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 16 | Win | 15–1 |  Roberto Bolonti |
UD | 10 | 11 Jun 2016 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Johnny Muller |
TKO | 10 (12) | 24 Apr 2016 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Retained South African cruiserweight title; Won vacant Pan African cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Deon Coetzee |
UD | 12 | 30 Jul 2015 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
Won South African cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Igor Pylypenko |
UD | 6 | 14 Mar 2015 | Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark |
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| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Johnny Muller |
UD | 10 | 15 Nov 2014 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Gogita Gorgiladze |
KO | 3 (10) | 29 Sep 2014 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marcos Antonio Aumada |
UD | 8 | 9 Aug 2014 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Big Ben Marcell Mulumba |
PTS | 6 | 22 Nov 2013 | Cape Sun Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Ibrahim Labaran |
TKO | 2 (12) | 21 Sep 2013 | Heartfelt Arena, Pretoria, South Africa |
Won vacant WBF Africa cruiserweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Khayeni Hlungwane |
PTS | 6 | 27 Jul 2013 | Pretoria North Town Hall, Pretoria, South Africa |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Javier Corrales |
UD | 6 | 16 Feb 2013 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jean Lutete Kamba |
TKO | 3 (6) | 19 Nov 2012 | Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alex Mbaya |
TKO | 1 (4) | 4 Oct 2012 | Turffontein Racecourse, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Lucas Jere |
TKO | 1 (4), 0:53 | 16 Jun 2012 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gerson Singo |
KO | 1 (4) | 26 Mar 2012 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Justice Siliga |
KO | 2 (4), 2:43 | 30 Nov 2011 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa |
References
- Magasela, Bongani (6 February 2019). "IBO Championship Committee clears Kevin Lerena of doping". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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