Lerena vs Merhy II

Who won Lerena vs Merhy II?

Ryad Merhy beat Kevin Lerena by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Ryad Merhy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Lerena vs Merhy II stats

Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Ryad Merhy made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Kevin Lerena was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Lerena had a height advantage of 2 inches over Merhy. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryad Merhy was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Merhy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Merhy's 206.

Lerena vs Merhy II form

Lerena had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lawrence Okolie on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Serhiy Radchenko on May 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sunbet Arena, Pretoria, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justis Huni on March 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Senad Gashi on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

He had won against Ryad Merhy on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Merhy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Andrej Pesic on June 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in the 4th round at Louvain La Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Prior to that, he had lost to Jared Anderson on April 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tony Yoka on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, France.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kevin Lerena on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

He had defeated Zhaoxin Zhang on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bruxelles-Capitale, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Lerena had been fighting more than Ryad Merhy.

Going into this contest, Kevin Lerena had last fought 10 months and 11 days ago, while Ryad Merhy's last outing had been 11 months and 16 days ago.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Merhy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Merhy II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Merhy II?

Kevin Lerena was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Ryad Merhy made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.