SOUTH AFRICA’S LERENA DEFEATS KUCHER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION

Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa – In a battle for the IBO cruiserweight title, Kevin Lerena (20-1, 9 KO’s) retained the belt for the first time with a twelve round unanimous decision over dangerous puncher Dmytro Kucher (24-3-1, 18 KO’s). The scores were 119-109, 119-109 and 117-111.   Coming into this fight, Lerena is…

KEVIN LERENA AIMS TO KO DMYTRO KUCHER

Kevin Lerena wants to fine-tune his killer instinct when he takes on Dmytro Kucher of Ukraine at Emperors Palace on March 3.   The left-hander surprised himself watching footage of his last outing against Youri Kalenga‚ a tight contest that he won by split decision to lift the IBO cruiserweight title in September last year.…