{"id":144392,"date":"2025-02-27T12:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/kevin-lerena-defiende-titulo-bridger-wbc-en-sudafrica\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:41:18","slug":"out-of-africa-kev-ready-to-revv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/out-of-africa-kev-ready-to-revv\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Africa! Kev ready to Revv!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Out of Africa! Kev ready to Revv!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>World Boxing Council bridgerweight champion Kevin Lerena (30-3, 14 KOs) will defend his crown against the division&#8217;s Silver champion, Ukrainian Serhiy Radchenko, on May 1 in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Lerena won the interim WBC title in November 2023 with a unanimous decision over Senad Gashi. He was promoted to full champion in October 2024, when Lawrence Okolie vacated the belt and moved up to heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>After spending 2023 establishing himself at bridger, Lerena tried again at heavyweight in early 2024. But a narrow loss to Justis Huni last March had Lerena considering a return to bridger.<\/p>\n<p>Radchenko, (11-7, 5 KO), 37, has won four fights in a row since 2021, capturing the WBC Silver title.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_144392\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"144392\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out of Africa! Kev ready to Revv! 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