
Kevin Lerena-Ryad Merhy II announced for WBC bridgerweight title
Kevin Lerena will defend his WBC bridgerweight title in a rematch with his top contender.

Kevin Lerena will defend his WBC bridgerweight title in a rematch with his top contender.

Ryad Merhy is to fight Senegal’s Gora Niang at heavyweight at Centre Sportif du Blocry in Louvain la Neuve, Belgium on October 18

The Belgian bridgerweight Ryad Merhy will fight Serbia’s Andrej Pesic on June 14 in Louvain La Neuve, Belgium

Former WBA cruiser champ, Belgian Ryad Merhy, 33-3 (27 KOs), headlines 12 Rounds Promotions’ show on June 14 at the Centre Sportif du Blocry in Louvain-la-Neuve in his first fight of 2025. His opponent is to be announced.

The feedback from Jared Anderson’s tepid 10-round decision over Ryad Merhy was not positive.

As Ryad Merhy turned in a narcoleptic performance against Jared “Big Baby” Anderson on Saturday night, securing the No. 3 spot on the leaderboard of shame for fewest punches thrown in a 10-round fight during the CompuBox era, ESPN broadcaster Tim Bradley said he never wanted to see Merhy again.

Heavyweight Jared Anderson, 17-0, 15 KOs, was disappointed with his performance against Belgian Ryad Merhy, 32-3, 26 KOs, in Corpus Christi, Texas, despite claiming a comprehensive unanimous decision.


Jared Anderson showed up Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas, expecting a fight from Ryad Merhy. What he received instead was a unanimous decision served up on a silver platter by an opponent who refused to engage.

Ryad Merhy doesn’t appear close to a tough fight for Jared Anderson. He’s a blown-up cruiserweight who’s Anderson’s opponent because he beat Tony Yoka, but Tony Yoka’s in decline. Anybody capable of troubling Anderson is a bonafide, modern-day heavyweight.