Lerena vs Golovashchenko

Who won Lerena vs Golovashchenko?

Kevin Lerena beat Roman Golovashchenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Kevin Lerena.

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).

Lerena vs Golovashchenko stats

Back in June 2018, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman Golovashchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovashchenko had a massive power advantage over Lerena, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 45%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Roman Golovashchenko was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 2 months later than Golovashchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 146 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Golovashchenko's 83.

Kevin Lerena went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

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Lerena's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Golovashchenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Golovashchenko?

Kevin Lerena was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Roman Golovashchenko made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.