Arslan vs Lerena

Who won Arslan vs Lerena?

Kevin Lerena beat Firat Arslan by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Arslan vs Lerena stats

Back in February 2020, Firat Arslan stepped into the ring with a record of 47 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Lerena made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Arslan had a large advantage in power over Lerena, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 46%.

Firat Arslan was the older man by 21 years, at 49 years old.

Lerena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arslan. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Firat Arslan and Kevin Lerena fought out of a southpaw stance.

Arslan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 14 years and 10 months earlier than Lerena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 137 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Lerena's 229.

Firat Arslan went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Kevin Lerena was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 3 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Arslan vs Lerena form

Lerena had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sefer Seferi on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had won against Vasil Ducar on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Artur Mann on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Before that, he had defeated Roman Golovashchenko on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.

He had won against Dmytro Kucher on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Guateng, South Africa.

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Arslan vs Lerena start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Arslan vs Lerena?

Firat Arslan was a 6/1 (+600) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Lerena made his way into the ring at 2/25 (-1200) with oddsmakers.