Huni vs Lerena

Who won Huni vs Lerena?

Justis Huni beat Kevin Lerena by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 8th March 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 96-94 in favor of winner Justis Huni.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Francis Ngannou. Also, on the undercard Zhilei Zhang lost to Joseph Parker for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight belt, Rey Vargas defeated Nick Ball for the WBC World Featherweight title, Israil Madrimov was victorious over Magomed Kurbanov for the WBA World Super Welterweight championship, Mark Chamberlain beat Gavin Gwynne, Jack McGann was overcome by Louis Greene, Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Christian Lopez Flores, Andrii Novytskyi beat Juan Torres and Roman Fury defeated Martin Svarc.

Huni vs Lerena stats

Justis Huni stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Kevin Lerena made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Justis Huni was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

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

Justis Huni fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kevin Lerena was a southpaw.

Huni was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 year and 10 months later than Lerena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 157 less professional rounds, 72 to Lerena's 229.

Justis Huni went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 12 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Huni vs Lerena form

Huni remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Andrew Tabiti on 28th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beat Kiki Toa Leutele on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Nathan, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kiki Toa Leutele on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Nathan.

Before that, he had beat Joseph Goodall on 15th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Queensland.

He had defeated Paul Gallen on 16th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.

Lerena had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Senad Gashi on 25th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on 3rd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

He had beat Bogdan Dinu on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Justis Huni had last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Kevin Lerena's last outing had been 3 months and 12 days ago.

Huni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Huni vs Lerena start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:10 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 1:10 PM EST or 10:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:10 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Huni vs Lerena?

Huni vs Lerena was broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN PPV.

What were the odds on Huni vs Lerena?

Justis Huni was a 2/9 (-480) favourite going into the contest, while Kevin Lerena made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+350) with oddsmakers.