At the EWS Arena in Goeppingen, Germany, IBO cruiserweight champion Kevin Lerena (25-1, 12 KOs) secured one of the biggest wins of his career when he battered and stopped former WBA champion Firat Arslan (47-9-3, 32 KOs) in the sixth round.
The last hurdle before the showdown in the EWS-Arena in Göppingen has been overcome.
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena will face Germany’s Firat Arslan on February 22 at the EWS Arena in Goepingen, Germany. A win could mean a shot at the WBA World Cruiserweight title versus Ryad Merhy. Lerena currently holds the lightly-regarded IBO world cruiserweight belt. The 49-year-old Arslan (47-8-3, 32 KOs) is rated at #16…