Lerena vs Dinu

Who won Lerena vs Dinu?

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

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

Lerena vs Dinu stats

Back in March 2022, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bogdan Dinu made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dinu had a large advantage in power over Lerena, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 50%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Dinu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lerena.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Bogdan Dinu was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 7 months later than Dinu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 148 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Dinu's 81.

Lerena vs Dinu form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Patrick Ferguson on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

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

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

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

He had defeated Artur Mann on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Bogdan Dinu had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel Dubois on June 5, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kubrat Pulev on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on November 17, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

Before that, he had won against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Romeo Iamandi, Buzau, Romania.

He had defeated Irakli Gvenetadze on May 6, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sala Constantin Jude, Timisoara.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Kevin Lerena had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 7 days ago, while Bogdan Dinu's last outing had been 9 months and 21 days ago.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Dinu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Dinu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Dinu?

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