Merhy vs Pesic

When is Merhy vs Pesic?

Ryad Merhy is set to face Andrej Pesic on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at Louvain La Neuve, Walloon Brabant.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catchweight of 225 lb (16.1 stone or 102 kg).

Merhy vs Pesic stats

Ryad Merhy steps into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrej Pesic will make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Merhy has a large advantage in power over Pesic, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Pesic's 53%.

Ryad Merhy is the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Pesic has a height advantage of 6 inches over Merhy.

Both Ryad Merhy and Andrej Pesic fight out of an orthodox stance.

Merhy is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Pesic, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Pesic's 80.

Merhy vs Pesic form

Merhy has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Jared Anderson on April 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tony Yoka on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kevin Lerena on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had won against Imre Szello on October 19, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Activity check

Merhy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time does Merhy vs Pesic start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Louvain La Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which is 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Merhy vs Pesic?

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