Bookmakers made Lenar Perez a massive favorite against Isaac Chilemba when they face off in their fight on Thursday 5th March 2026 at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.
He is currently 1/16 (-1700) to win the fight outright, while you can get 15/2 (+750) on Isaac Chilemba if you fancy the massive upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 89% chance of Perez winning while giving Chilemba a 11% chance.
Perez opened as the favorite at 1/16 (-1700).
Chilemba opened at 15/2 (+750).
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 200 pounds (14 stones or 90.91 kg) on the day of the weigh-in.
Perez vs Chilemba Head To Head
Lenar Perez steps 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 will make 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 suggest Perez has a massive power advantage over Chilemba, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Chilemba's 41%.
Lenar Perez is the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.
Perez has a height advantage of 3 inches over Chilemba.
Both Lenar Perez and Isaac Chilemba fight out of an orthodox stance.
Perez is 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 has fought 263 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Chilemba's 324.
Lenar Perez goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF at cruiserweight.
Perez vs Chilemba betting form
Isaac Chilemba has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he drew Fedor Chudinov on February 20, 2021, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia. He was a 301/100 (+300) underdog going into the ring.
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. He was a 16/1 (+1600) underdog going into the ring.
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.
Who's been more active?
Chilemba's last 5 fights have come over a period of 9 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he has 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 have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Perez vs Chilemba Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which is 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
