A Wealth of Entertainment network (AWE) will have a live championship boxing broadcast on Saturday, May 30th, featuring the WBC bridgerweight title fight featuring South Africa's Kevin Lerena (34-4) defending against Ryad Merhy (35-3). The fight will take place in Merhy's home country, Belgium. It will be a rematch of a 2023 fight that Lerena won by decision. The event, 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 the network's president, Charles Herring. “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.”
A proven warrior, Lerena, age 34, has held the WBC 224-pound title since 2024. He also held the IBO cruiserweight title from 2017 to 2021. Yet Lerena will be stepping into the ring coming off a July 2025 loss in the he avyweight division to Lawrence Okolie. In that fight, Lerena, standing at 6’ 1”, was faced with a much bigger opponent in Okolie, standing at 6’ 5”.
The 33 year-old Merhy is 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 win over Gora Nianga. In his last bout against Nianga, Merhy fought as a heavyweight and scored a dominant second-round TKO victory. But Merhy looked terrible in a 2024 heavyweight loss to Jared Anderson.
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 competitive, with odds makers giving Lerena the upper hand.
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