Perez vs Chilemba

Who won Perez vs Chilemba?

Lenar Perez beat Isaac Chilemba by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, March 5th, 2026, at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Lenar Perez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Steven Butler's and Ramadan Hiseni's clash.

Perez vs Chilemba stats

Lenar Perez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isaac Chilemba made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had a massive power advantage over Chilemba, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Chilemba's 41%.

Lenar Perez was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chilemba.

Both Lenar Perez and Isaac Chilemba fought out of an orthodox stance.

Perez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 13 years and 1 month later than Chilemba, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 263 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Chilemba's 334.

Lenar Perez went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 11 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Perez vs Chilemba form

Isaac Chilemba had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Fedor Chudinov on February 20, 2021, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Blake Caparello on March 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria, Australia.

Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on July 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Activity check

Chilemba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Perez vs Chilemba start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Perez vs Chilemba?

Perez vs Chilemba was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Perez vs Chilemba?

Lenar Perez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Isaac Chilemba made his way into the ring at 35/4 (+880) with oddsmakers.