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]
Lenier Peró | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz 24 November 1992 Camagüey, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | El Justiciero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (192 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editOlympic result
editRio 2016
- Round of 16: Defeated Guido Vianello (Italy) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated by Filip Hrgović (Croatia) TKO
Pan American Games results
edit2011 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
edit2010 Singapore
- Preliminaries: Defeated Joshua Temple (USA) RSC
- Semi-finals: Defeated Umit Can Patir (Turkey) 6–0
- Final: Defeated Fabio Turchi (Italy) RSCH
Professional career
editPeró 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
edit| 9 fights | 9 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 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
edit- ^ "LEINIER PERO – 91+ KG". aiba.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cuban boxer dedicates win to Castro on 90th birthday". reuters.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Bio at AIBA". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Euro News: Tony Yoka, Tyrone Spong, Davis vs. Martin, More". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Púgil cubano gana faja regional de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo". oncubanews.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ DDC (28 June 2021). "Los boxeadores cubanos David Morrell y Lenier Peró retienen sus títulos profesionales con nocauts". diariodecuba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Castillo, Elsinio (29 December 2021). "Geovany Bruzon Embraces All-Cuban Showdown With Lenier Pero". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Castillo, Elsinio (3 January 2022). "Lenier Pero, Geovany Bruzon: Both Boxers Will Be Guided By PBC". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (6 May 2022). "Lenier Pero Vs. Hector Perez Headlines Fite.tv Card Saturday Night". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Lemier Pero vs. Hector Perez – Full results from Hialeah Park". boxen247.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cuban Heavyweight Lenier Peró Upsets Viktor Faust - Boxing Results - Latest Boxing News". 12 February 2023.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Lenier Pero from BoxRec (registration required)
- Leinier Pero at AIBA.org (archived)
- Leinier Peró at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Leinier Eunice Pero at Olympics.com
- Junior World Championships 2010