Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-05-13, disappointing boxing match: Kevin Lerena vs Ryad Merhy gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Merhy vs Lerena is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 13th, at the Emperors Palace in Kempton Park (South Africa), in a 12-round bridgerweight (224 lbs, 101.6 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening (WBC eliminator). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kevin Lerena record
The former Ibo Cw champion Kevin Lerena entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-2-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Bogdan Dinu and Mariusz Wach (Kevin Lerena vs Mariusz Wach) but then he has lost to Daniel Dubois (Daniel Dubois vs Kevin Lerena).
Lerena’s next fight: Kevin Lerena vs Senad Gashi
Ryad Merhy record
His opponent, the former interim WBA Cw champ Ryad Merhy, has an official record of 31-1-0 (26 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.45 in the heavyweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Arsen Goulamirian in 2018 (Arsen Goulamirian vs Ryad Merhy), since then he has collected seven victories defeating Imre Szello (Ryad Merhy vs Imre Szello), Zhaoxin Zhang (Ryad Merhy vs Zhaoxin Zhang) and Dusan Krstin in his last three.
Merhy’s next fight: Tony Yoka vs Ryad Merhy
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kevin Lerena vs Ryad Merhy as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Lerena vs Merhy fight?
Kevin Lerena defeated Ryad Merhy via unanimous decision. Scores were 118-110, 116-112, 115-113.