Lerena vs Radchenko

Who won Lerena vs Radchenko?

Kevin Lerena beat Serhiy Radchenko by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at Sunbet Arena, Pretoria.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Kevin Lerena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Lerena vs Radchenko stats

Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Serhiy Radchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lerena had a slight advantage in power over Radchenko, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Radchenko's 45%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Radchenko had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Serhiy Radchenko was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Radchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 116 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Radchenko's 116.

Lerena vs Radchenko form

Kevin Lerena had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Justis Huni on March 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Senad Gashi on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryad Merhy on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

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

He had won against Mariusz Wach on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Radchenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Sunbet Arena, Pretoria, South Africa, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Radchenko?

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