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WATCH | WBC bridgerweight world champ Lerena predicts KO against Merhy

Sowetan · · 358 words · By Bongani Magasela
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Kevin “Two Guns” Lerena made his professional debut as a boxer in 2011”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing the name 'Kevin' and a TV series, rather than the boxer Kevin Lerena's debut date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coem…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin: Created by Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert. With Jason Schwartzman, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri. A life-long housecat decides that he doesn't want to live with people anymore.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt32499838/
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web search NEUTRAL — After the unexpected break-up of his human owners, lovable and neurotic housecat Kevin (played by Jason Schwartzman) moves into a local pet rescue where a chaotic band of misfit animals help Kevin fig…
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Season-1/dp/B0GTC54QP2
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“Kevin Lerena was a racing jockey before becoming a professional boxer”
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The provided web search results are irrelevant and do not mention Kevin Lerena's previous career as a jockey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coem…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin: Created by Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert. With Jason Schwartzman, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri. A life-long housecat decides that he doesn't want to live with people anymore.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt32499838/
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web search NEUTRAL — After the unexpected break-up of his human owners, lovable and neurotic housecat Kevin (played by Jason Schwartzman) moves into a local pet rescue where a chaotic band of misfit animals help Kevin fig…
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Season-1/dp/B0GTC54QP2
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“Lerena puts his WBC bridgerweight world title on the line in Belgium”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Kevin Lerena is defending his WBC Bridgerweight World Title in Charleroi, Belgium, on May 30.
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web search NEUTRAL — WBC World Bridgerweight Champion Kevin Lerena of South Africa and the division’s number one contender, Ryad Merhy of Belgium, are set to face off in a highly anticipated rematch on May 30th at the ico…
https://wbcboxing.com/en/power-prevail-rematch-kevin-lerena-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Lerena is preparing for his WBC Bridgerweight World Title defence against Ryad Merhy in Belgium on May 30, and as always he is confident about his chances.
https://iol.co.za/sport/boxing/2026-04-14-kevin-lerena-on-ry…
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web search NEUTRAL — WBC bridgerweight world champion Kevin Lerena defends his title in a rematch with Ryad Merhy at the Hall des Expositions in Charleroi, Belgium on May 30. Lerena (31-4, 15 KOs) makes the second defense…
https://boxing-social.com/news/kevin-lerena-aims-to-stop-rya…
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“Lerena defeated the Ivorian-born, Belgian-French former WBA regular cruiserweight champion via a deserved unanimous points decision after 12 rounds to win the WBC silver bridgerweight title on May 23 2023 at Emperors Palace”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Food Network recipes and party tips, which are entirely irrelevant to the boxing match described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 27, 2021 · Getting together outside is an elemental part of the human existence. Here are the recipes and tips you need to get it right — plus some of our favorite stories about summer reunions.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/grilling/summer-parties/quintess…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chicken Parmesan should have, well, Parmesan. So we not only topped ours with it, we added it to the crust for even more flavor and texture. For the coating, we prefer to start with plain ...
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/the…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2025 · There’s no better way to celebrate your scholar than with a few easy, A+ dishes. These graduation party recipes from Food Network make it simple.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/graduation-party-…
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“Ryad Merhy is an Ivorian-born, Belgian-French former WBA regular cruiserweight champion”
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Wikipedia and BoxRec confirm Ryad Merhy is an Ivorian-born Belgian-French professional boxer and a former WBA (Regular) cruiserweight champion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryad Merhy (born 28 November 1992) is an Ivorian-born Belgian-French professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title from 2021 to 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryad_Merhy
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryad Merhy profile picture. unsubscribed. 202 followers.5′ 11½″ / 181cm. residence. Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium. birth place. Côte D’Ivoire.
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/652139
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryad Merhy (born 28 November 1992) is an Ivorian-born Belgian professional boxer who competes primarily in the cruiserweight and bridgerweight divisions, known for his powerful orthodox style and high…
https://grokipedia.com/page/Ryad_Merhy
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“Since defeating Merhy, Lerena has had four fights, winning two of them”
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While evidence confirms Lerena fought Merhy in May 2023 and has a current record, the provided snippets do not explicitly list the four specific fights and their outcomes since that date to verify the 'two wins' claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Lerena (born 5 May 1992) is a South African professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) bridgerweight title since 2024. Previously, he held the International Boxing Organizati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Lerena
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web search NEUTRAL — Lerena improved his record 29-2, 14 KOs and Merhy’s record dropped to 31-2, 26 KOs. Lerena has now earned the right to challenge the current WBC bridgerweight champion Lukasz Rozanski from Poland.
https://fightnews.com/lerena-wins-wbc-silver-title-and-elimi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lerena and Merhy first fought in May 2023, five months after Lerena’s third-round stoppage loss at heavyweight to Daniel Dubois. That bout took place in Lerena’s home of South Africa. Lerena won a una…
https://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=270277
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“retaining the WBC bridgerweight belt via a third stoppage of Serhiy Radchenko at SunBet Arena, Pretoria, on May 1”
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Multiple sources confirm Lerena defeated Serhiy Radchenko via a third-round stoppage at SunBet Arena in Pretoria on May 1 to retain the WBC bridgerweight title.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Lerena delivered a commanding performance against Serhiy Radchenko at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. He secured a third-round technical knockout to retain his WBC Bridgerweight titl…
https://www.boxingonly.net/result/kevin-lerena-stops-serhiy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's Serhiy Radchenko laying on the floor of the boxing ring after being knocked out by South Africa's Kevin Lerena during their WBC bridgerweight world title fight at the SunBet Arena in ...
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2025-05-02-kevin-lerena-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the BetSun Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, Kevin Lerena thrilled the fans with a violent third-round stoppage of an overmatched Serhiy Radchenko.
https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/kevin-lerena-stops-serh…
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“That was Lerena’s 15th short-route victory from 31 wins against four losses”
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Three different sources confirm Lerena's record as 31 wins and 4 losses, with 15 of those wins being by knockout/stoppage ('short-route victory').
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web search NEUTRAL — That was Lerena's 15th short route win in 31 victories from 34 fights, while 38 year-old Radchenko suffered his second stoppage in eight losses against 11 victories.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2025-05-02-kevin-lerena-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lerena has had 35 professional fights: 31 wins, 4 losses. How many wins by KO does Kevin Lerena have?Lerena's knockout rate is 48%.
https://champinon.info/boxing/kevin-lerena/
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web search NEUTRAL — With ample experience on the international stage and against high-level opposition, Lerena enters with a record of 31-4, with 15 knockouts, looking to remain among the elite. Kevin Lerena and Ryad Mer…
https://wbcboxing.com/en/where-to-glimpse-lerena-vs-merhy-ii…
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“Together they won and defended successfully the IBO cruiserweight title six times”
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“he won the WBA and IBO intercontinental titles”
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“Merhy has had only two fights, losing his last to Jared Anderson in the US on April 13 2024”
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“He has 32 wins, 26 by the short route, against three losses”
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“Their second meeting will be broadcast live by SuperSport on DStv channel 209”
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