Kevin Lerena was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 5, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 30, 2011 against Justice Siliga. Lerena defeated Siliga via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Lerena got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 29 professional fights. On December 3, 2022 Lerena challenged Daniel Dubois' WBA (Regular) heavyweight title but lost via 3rd round TKO. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Lerena's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Justis Huni at age 31, on March 8, 2024.
Some of Kevin Lerena's best fights so far have been against Ryad Merhy, Firat Arslan, Dmytro Kucher, Artur Mann, Sefer Seferi, Bogdan Dinu, and Mariusz Wach. For a complete list of Lerena's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kevin Lerena".
Lerena has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kevin Lerena Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Mar 08, 2024 | 31 |
Justis Huni 24 8-0 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | Nov 25, 2023 | 31 | Senad Gashi | win | UD 12 |
31 | May 13, 2023 | 31 |
Ryad Merhy 30 31-1 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Dec 03, 2022 | 30 |
Daniel Dubois 25 18-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
29 | Sep 17, 2022 | 30 |
Mariusz Wach 42 36-8 | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 26, 2022 | 29 |
Bogdan Dinu 35 20-3 | win | KO 4 |
27 | Dec 19, 2020 | 28 | Patrick Ferguson | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Feb 08, 2020 | 27 |
Firat Arslan 49 47-8-3 | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Sep 21, 2019 | 27 |
Sefer Seferi 40 23-2-1 | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Jun 08, 2019 | 27 | Vasil Ducar | win | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 16, 2019 | 26 |
Artur Mann 28 15-0 | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Jun 02, 2018 | 26 | Roman Golovashchenko | win | UD 12 |
21 | Mar 03, 2018 | 25 |
Dmytro Kucher 33 24-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Sep 09, 2017 | 25 | Youri Kayembre Kalenga | win | SD 12 |
19 | Apr 23, 2017 | 24 | Sergio Ramirez | win | UD 8 |
18 | Feb 04, 2017 | 24 | Vikapita Meroro | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Oct 22, 2016 | 24 | Micki Nielsen | win | MD 10 |
16 | Jun 11, 2016 | 24 | Roberto Bolonti | win | UD 10 |
15 | Apr 24, 2016 | 23 | Johnny Muller | win | TKO 10 |
14 | Jul 30, 2015 | 23 | Deon Coetzee | win | UD 12 |
13 | Mar 14, 2015 | 22 | Igor Pylypenko | win | UD 6 |
12 | Nov 15, 2014 | 22 | Johnny Muller | loss | UD 10 |
11 | Sep 29, 2014 | 22 | Gogita Gorgiladze | win | KO 3 |
10 | Aug 09, 2014 | 22 | Marcos Antonio Aumada | win | UD 8 |
9 | Nov 22, 2013 | 21 | Big Ben Marcell Mulumba | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Sep 21, 2013 | 21 | Ibrahim Labaran | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jul 27, 2013 | 21 | Khayeni Hlungwane | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Feb 16, 2013 | 20 | Javier Corrales | win | UD 6 |
5 | Nov 19, 2012 | 20 | Jean Lutete Kamba | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Oct 04, 2012 | 20 | Alex Mbaya | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jun 16, 2012 | 20 | Lucas Jere | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Mar 26, 2012 | 19 | Gerson Singo | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 30, 2011 | 19 | Justice Siliga | win | KO 2 |