Perez vs Mchunu

Who won Perez vs Mchunu?

Lenar Perez beat Thabiso Mchunu by technical knockout in the 8th round on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Orobio vs Moran.

Perez vs Mchunu stats

Lenar Perez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thabiso Mchunu made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had a massive power advantage over Mchunu, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Mchunu's 56%.

Lenar Perez was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 6 inches over Mchunu.

Lenar Perez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Thabiso Mchunu was a southpaw.

Perez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 years and 3 months later than Mchunu, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 167 fewer professional rounds, totaling 79 compared to Mchunu's 246.

Lenar Perez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 10 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Perez vs Mchunu form

Thabiso Mchunu had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on January 31, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at International Boxing Centre Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ilunga Makabu on January 29, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Packard Music Hall, Ohio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight final eliminator fight at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Denis Lebedev on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Krasnoyarsk.

He had beaten Thomas Oosthuizen on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Activity check

Mchunu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Perez vs Mchunu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Perez vs Mchunu?

The DAZN show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 11:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Perez vs Mchunu?

Lenar Perez was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Thabiso Mchunu made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.