Lenier Pero

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Lenier Peró
Born
Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz

(1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 31)
Camagüey, Cuba
Other namesEl Justiciero
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3+12 in (192 cm)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO6
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Super heavyweight
Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Heavyweight
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku Heavyweight

Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz (24 November 1992) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games, whilst also competing at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2] Dainier Peró, also a southpaw who won the Pan Am Games super heavyweight title and unsuccessfully competed at the Olympics, is his younger brother.[3]

Amateur career

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Olympic result

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Rio 2016

Pan American Games results

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2011 Guadalajara

  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Steven Couture (Canada) 22–2
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Yamil Peralta (Argentina) 13–9
  • Final: Defeated Julio Castillo (Ecuador) 16–10

2015 Toronto

  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Kieshno Major (Bahamas) 3–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Cam Awesome (USA) 2–1
  • Final: Defeated Edgar Muñoz (Venezuela) 2–1

Youth Olympics results

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2010 Singapore

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Joshua Temple (USA) RSC
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Umit Can Patir (Turkey) 6–0
  • Final: Defeated Fabio Turchi (Italy) RSCH

Professional career

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Peró made his professional debut on 25 May 2019 against Maksym Pedyura. Peró knocked his opponent down twice en route to securing a first round, technical knockout victory.[4]

After amassing a 3–0 record throughout the rest of 2019, Pero faced Jorge Alejandro Arias for the vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title on 11 December 2020.[5] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[6] Pero made his first title defense against Dumar Carrascal on 26 June 2021.[7] He made quick work of his opponent, stopping Carrascal in just 111 seconds.[8]

Pero faced Geovany Bruzon on 1 January 2022, on the undercard of the Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin pay-per-view bout.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Although Premier Boxing Champions head Al Haymon stated he would sign the winner of the bout, he announced that he had signed both fighters.[10] Pero next faced Hector Perez in the main event of a FITE TV broadcast card, which took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida on 7 May 2022.[11] He retained the WBA Fedelatin title by a third-round technical knockout.[12] Pero faced the journeyman Joel Caudle in a stay-busy fight on 20 August 2022. He made quick work of his opponent, as he won by a first-round knockout.[13]

On Feb 12, 2023 he pulled an upset over a previously professionally unbeaten two-time Amateur World Champion Victor Vykhryst with continuous body shots that broke the latter by the 8th round. [14]


Professional boxing record

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9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Win 9–0 Victor Vykhryst TKO 8 (10), 2:28 12 Feb 2023 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Joel Caudle KO 1 (8), 2:29 20 Aug 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Hector Perez TKO 3 (8), 2:04 7 May 2022 Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Geovany Bruzon UD 8 1 Jan 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Dumar Carrascal KO 1 (11), 1:51 26 Jun 2021 Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia Retained WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title
4 Win 4–0 Jorge Alejandro Arias KO 2 (10) 11 Dec 2020 Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title
3 Win 3–0 Pavel Doroshilov MD 6 21 Sep 2019 Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Artur Kubiak UD 6 15 Jun 2019 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Maksym Pedyura TKO 1 (6), 1:59 25 May 2019 OSZ Sporthalle, Wittenberge, Germany

References

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  1. ^ "LEINIER PERO – 91+ KG". aiba.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cuban boxer dedicates win to Castro on 90th birthday". reuters.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Bio at AIBA". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Euro News: Tony Yoka, Tyrone Spong, Davis vs. Martin, More". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jorge Jr. Arias pelea frente al cubano Lenier Peró Justiz por el título Fedelatín AMB de peso completo". mendoza.gov.ar. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Púgil cubano gana faja regional de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo". oncubanews.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ^ Redacción Superdepor (26 June 2021). "Lenier Peró defiende el título FEDELATIN en Colombia con la vista puesta en los Estados Unidos". superdepor.com.ar. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ DDC (28 June 2021). "Los boxeadores cubanos David Morrell y Lenier Peró retienen sus títulos profesionales con nocauts". diariodecuba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ Castillo, Elsinio (29 December 2021). "Geovany Bruzon Embraces All-Cuban Showdown With Lenier Pero". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ^ Castillo, Elsinio (3 January 2022). "Lenier Pero, Geovany Bruzon: Both Boxers Will Be Guided By PBC". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ^ Salazar, Francisco (6 May 2022). "Lenier Pero Vs. Hector Perez Headlines Fite.tv Card Saturday Night". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Lemier Pero vs. Hector Perez – Full results from Hialeah Park". boxen247.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  13. ^ Ebro, Jorge (21 August 2022). "Completo cubano levanta en peso a su oponente con un nocaut de miedo, ¿qué viene para El Justiciero?". elnuevoherald.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Cuban Heavyweight Lenier Peró Upsets Viktor Faust - Boxing Results - Latest Boxing News". 12 February 2023.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Guillermo Jones
WBA Fedelatin heavyweight champion
11 December 2020 – present
Incumbent