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 top-10 list of Lerena's best performances, 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 |
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33 | Mar 08, 2024 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
32 | Nov 25, 2023 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
31 | May 13, 2023 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | Dec 03, 2022 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
29 | Sep 17, 2022 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 26, 2022 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
27 | Dec 19, 2020 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Feb 08, 2020 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Sep 21, 2019 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Jun 08, 2019 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 16, 2019 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Jun 02, 2018 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Mar 03, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Sep 09, 2017 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
19 | Apr 23, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
18 | Feb 04, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Oct 22, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
16 | Jun 11, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | Apr 24, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
14 | Jul 30, 2015 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
13 | Mar 14, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | Nov 15, 2014 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
11 | Sep 29, 2014 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
10 | Aug 09, 2014 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
9 | Nov 22, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Sep 21, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jul 27, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Feb 16, 2013 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
5 | Nov 19, 2012 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Oct 04, 2012 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jun 16, 2012 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Mar 26, 2012 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 30, 2011 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |