Kevin 'Two Guns' Lerena promises to knock Ukranian Serhiy Radchenko's sparks out
Kevin Lerena is fondly referred to as 'Two Guns' in relation to the explosion he carries in both his punches. Photo: David Ritchie/Independent Media
Image: David Ritchie/Independent Media
Kevin Lerena was calm as he always is in the face of an adversary making feeble attempts at unsettling him.
South African boxing's 'blue-eyed boy' stared directly into Serhiy Radchenko as the Ukrainian tried to threaten him during Wednesday's weigh-in for their WBC bridgerweight world title fight at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Thursday night.
Having just made the weight limit (101.6 is the limit) by tipping the scales at 101.4kg) nearly a good five kilograms more than his opponent over whom he towered, Lerena will be out to give himself a special pre-birthday gift of holding on to his belt. The man fondly referred to as 'Two Guns' in relation to the explosion he carries in both his punches turns 33 in four days' time.
As they faced off after the weigh-in, Radchenko could be seen mouthing off at Lerena who remained stone-cold to the challenger's surprise. Eventually the champion got out of face-off mode and the two boxers shared a laugh and a quick embrace before Lerena made his intentions known.
'We've got a fight and I told them (the Radchenko camp) that they are going in there with a different beast. And I promise you, I am going to knock his sparks out,' he said to loud cheers from the Lerena Army.
In what is an historic maiden WBC world championship title defence by a South African on home soil, the main bout of Legacy Promotions' 'The Reckoning' promises to once again showcase the superb boxer Lerena is.
A former IBO cruiserweight world champion, Two Guns became bridgerweight world champion after the incumbent Lawrence Okoie vacated the title with his move up to the heavyweight division in October last year. Lerena was the interim champion and thus mandatory challenger having beaten Sened Gashi in 2023. He now gets to validate his position with this fight against the silver bridgerweight champion who is on a four-fight winning streak.
Lerena is unperturbed as he usually is by the quality of opponent and is focused on delivering the goods and sending his huge support base into celebrations.
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