Lerena vs Mann

Who won Lerena vs Mann?

Kevin Lerena beat Artur Mann by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, March 16th, 2019, at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

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 Mann stats

Back in March 2019, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Mann made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Mann had a slight advantage in power over Lerena, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 43%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Artur Mann was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Mann, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 114 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Mann's 115.

Kevin Lerena went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 11 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Artur Mann was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Lerena vs Mann form

Kevin Lerena had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Roman Golovashchenko on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Prior to that, he had won against Dmytro Kucher on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Guateng, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on September 9, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Before that, he had defeated Sergio Ramirez on April 23, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

He had won against Micki Nielsen on October 22, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Mann start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lerena vs Mann?

Lerena vs Mann was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Mann?

Kevin Lerena was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Artur Mann made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.