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Boxing: Kevin Lerena targets WBC International title on 7 November

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South African boxer Kevin Lerena says he is in good shape after losing weight for his fight against Scotland’s Scott Forrest. The two will contest the WBC International cruiserweight title on 7 November at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, reports TimesLIVE.

South African boxer Kevin Lerena will face Scotland’s Scott Forrest on 7 November for the WBC International cruiserweight title, reports TimesLIVE. Lerena and his trainer, former boxer Peter Smith, are preparing for the fight.

Forrest, nicknamed “Ferocious”, was born in South Africa to British parents before moving to Scotland at the age of five. On Sunday, 90 people took part in a run organised with Lerena, who is described as warm and charismatic outside the ring.

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