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Kevin Lerena vs. Ryad Merhy WBC
World Title Rematch This Saturday
A Wealth of Entertainment, AWE, is proud to announce that
this Saturday, May 30th, AWE is airing live the WBC World
Title fight featuring Kevin Lerena (34-4-0) verses Ryad
Merhy (35-3-0). This highly anticipated mandatory rematch
between two heavy sluggers in the super-cruiserweight class
(up to 224lbs), will be a high stakes epic battle with
Lerena’s WBC World Title on the line. The fight card, airing
live and exclusively on AWE in the United States, begins at
3 pm Eastern, noon Pacific.
"We’re ecstatic to be bringing this epic rematch to AWE
viewers," stated Charles Herring, president of AWE. “Boxing
fans across the world love the explosive power of 200 plus
pound fighters with their one punch knockout abilities. This
exciting rematch with the WBC world super-cruiserweight
title on the line is expected to be a must watch world title
all-out brawl.”
Kevin Lerena will enter the ring as the WBC World
titleholder at the age of 34 and has a professional record
of 34-4-0. He has had an impressive career and is arguably
at his prime. Lerena has held the World Boxing Council (WBC)
super-cruiserweight (also known as bridgerweight) title
since 2024. Previously, he held the International Boxing
Organization (IBO) cruiserweight title from 2017 to 2021.
Yet Lerena will be stepping into the ring coming off a July
2025 loss to Lawrence Okolie for the WBC Sliver Heavyweight
title, where Lerena, standing at 6’ 1”, was faced with a
true heavyweight in Okolie, standing at 6’ 5”. Lerena is
best suited at the super cruiserweight class and has much to
prove on Saturday.
The 33-year-old Ryad Merhy will be stepping into the ring
with an impressive 35-3-0 record and coming off a
three-fight winning streak, including two bouts in 2025,
with wins over Andrej Pesic in June of 2025 and an October
2025 impressive win over Gora Nianga. In his last bout
against Nianga, Merhy fought as a heavyweight and scored a
dominant second-round TKO victory.
Lerena and Merhy fought back in May of 2023. The nearly
evenly matched first bout went the distance, with Lerena
walking away with a unanimous decision. This rematch is
expected to be unforgettable, with odds makers giving Lerena
the upper hand.
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