Kevin Lerena worked very hard and pushed himself to earn an opportunity to challenge World Boxing Council (WBC) bridgerweight title holder Lukasz Rozanski.
This followed after Lerena defeated Ivory Coast-born Belgian boxer Ryad Mehry by a unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver bridgerweight belt at the Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Saturday evening.
All three judges – Eddie Pappoe (118-110), Daniel van der Wiele (115-113) and Thabo Spampool (116-112) nodded in agreement giving the Johannesburg-born Lerena the fight.
Meanwhile, Keaton Gomes successfully defended his South African heavyweight title when he stopped former champion Joshua Pretorius in the fourth round in the main supporting bout.
Other results:
Beaven Sibanda beat Sandile Wessels by a third round technical knockout
Ndabezinhle Phiri defeated Charlton Malajika by a split decision
Ntethelelo Nkosi beat Gift Bholo by a unanimous decision
Keanu Koopman defeated Pieter de Klerk by a second round technical knockout
