The South African faces the Ivory Coast-born fighter in a WBC bridgerweight eliminator on Saturday for the right to challenge champion Lukasz Rozanski.
Kevin Lerena celebrating after a win over Bogdon Dinu at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni on March 27 2022.Kevin Lerena was not supposed to be battling it out in a new weight division. Not after he had made inroads into his desired heavyweight division.
It is a detour he hopes will eventually get him to his dream destination of becoming the undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion. It is a fighting sport. You are going to lose some and win some. I learnt the hard way from that fight.It will be his first time in the ring since he was stopped by Britain’s Daniel Dubois during their tussle for the WBA heavyweight title in December. Disheartening as that defeat was, especially given that he had sent Dubois to the canvas on three occasions in the first round, Lerena has moved on and is gleefully looking forward to grabbing his new opportunity.
The next fight comes shortly after Lerena had celebrated two key life milestones he feels have got him more fired up to continue making a success of a career that is already exemplary.
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