Kevin Lerena and Senad Gashi disputing WBC interim bridgerweight title

South African Kevin Lerena (29-2-0, 14 Kos) will fight German KO clobberer Senad Gashi, who has 26 knockouts in 27 wins.

In this fight the interim WBC Bridgerweight title will be ojn the line and will take place next Saturday at the Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa.

In May, Lerena secured a twelve-round unanimous decision over Ryad Merhy, allowing the South African star to bounce back from last December’s knockout loss at the hands of Daniel Dubois.

After suffering that loss to Dubois, Lerena dropped weight to compete in the bridgerweight category , a successful division created by the WBC between heavyweight and cruiserweight.

Gashi has gone 10-0-1 in his last eleven appearances. All three of his losses came at the heavyweight limit, against dangerous contenders including Carlos Takam and Derek Chisora.

The winner will have a chance against the current WBC overall bridger champion, Lukasz Rozanski of Poland, if he can successfully defend his crown against former three-division champion Badou Jack.