Lerena vs Seferi

Who won Lerena vs Seferi?

Kevin Lerena beat Sefer Seferi by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 21st, 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 Seferi stats

Back in September 2019, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sefer Seferi made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Seferi had a massive power advantage over Lerena, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 45%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sefer Seferi was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 6 months later than Seferi, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 139 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Seferi's 90.

Kevin Lerena went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Lerena vs Seferi form

Lerena had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vasil Ducar on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had won against Artur Mann on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roman Golovashchenko on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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

He had won against Youri Kayembre Kalenga on September 9, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Seferi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Seferi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, 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 Seferi?

Kevin Lerena was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Sefer Seferi made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.