VS
May 13 2023
Saturday

Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa

12 round contest @ Heavyweight
28-2-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 118-110
  • 116-112
  • 115-113
UD 12
31-1-0

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The tape

31
Age
30
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
5' 11" / 181 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
71.3" / 181 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOUDKOTKOTKO
Form
TKOTKOKOKOKO
28
Wins
31
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
2
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2011
Debut
2013

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Kevin Lerena vs Ryad Merhy report


Who won Lerena vs Merhy?

Kevin Lerena beat Ryad Merhy by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Kevin Lerena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Lerena vs Merhy stats

Back in May 2023, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Ryad Merhy made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Kevin Lerena was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Lerena had a height advantage of 2 inches over Merhy. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryad Merhy was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Merhy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Merhy's 187.

Lerena vs Merhy 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 December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

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

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

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

Merhy had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Zhaoxin Zhang on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bruxelles-Capitale, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium.

Prior to that, he had defeated Imre Szello on October 19, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cesar David Crenz on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Before that, he had defeated Samuel Clarkson on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

He had beaten Demetrius Banks on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Country Hall de Liège, Liege.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Lerena had been fighting more than Ryad Merhy.

Going into this contest, Kevin Lerena had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while Ryad Merhy's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 26 days ago.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Merhy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Merhy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, 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 Merhy?

Kevin Lerena was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ryad Merhy made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.

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