Lerena vs Kucher

Who won Lerena vs Kucher?

Kevin Lerena beat Dmytro Kucher by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Guateng.

The scorecards were announced as 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 Kucher stats

Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Dmytro Kucher made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Kucher had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lerena.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dmytro Kucher was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 year and 8 months later than Kucher, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 207 to Kucher's 161.

Kevin Lerena went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Dmytro Kucher was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Lerena vs Kucher form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Bogdan Dinu on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Before that, he had won against Patrick Ferguson on 19th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

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

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Kucher's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Kucher start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Guateng, South Africa, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lerena vs Kucher?

Lerena vs Kucher was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Kucher?

Kevin Lerena was a 29/100 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Dmytro Kucher made his way into the ring at 62/25 (+250) with oddsmakers.