Dubois vs Lerena

Who won Dubois vs Lerena?

Daniel Dubois beat Kevin Lerena by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Dubois was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Heavyweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 325 days (10 months and 21 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury beating Derek Chisora for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Yvan Mendy lost to Denys Berinchyk.

Dubois vs Lerena stats

Back in December 2022, Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Kevin Lerena made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Daniel Dubois was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Dubois had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lerena. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Daniel Dubois fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kevin Lerena was a southpaw.

Dubois was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 4 months later than Lerena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 137 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Lerena's 232.

Dubois vs Lerena form

Daniel Dubois had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Trevor Bryan on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Joe Cusumano on August 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bogdan Dinu on June 5, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joe Joyce on November 28, 2020, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

He had defeated Ricardo Snijders on August 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Lerena had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mariusz Wach on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had won against Bogdan Dinu on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Patrick Ferguson on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Before that, he had beaten Firat Arslan on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

He had won against Sefer Seferi on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Daniel Dubois had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Kevin Lerena's last outing had been 2 months and 16 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Dubois vs Lerena start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dubois vs Lerena?

Dubois vs Lerena was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Dubois vs Lerena?

Daniel Dubois was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Lerena made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.