Lenier Peró
Cuban boxer
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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] Professional boxer Dainier Peró, who won the 2019 Pan Am Games super heavyweight gold medal and unsuccessfully competed at the 2020 Olympics, is his younger brother.[3][4][5]
24 November 1992
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | El Justiciero |
| Born | Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz 24 November 1992 Camagüey, Cuba |
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (192 cm) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Win by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
Medal record | |
Amateur career
Highlights
Olympic result Rio 2016
- Round of 16: Defeated Guido Vianello (Italy) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Lost to Filip Hrgović (Croatia) TKO
Pan American Games results 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 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
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.[6]
After amassing a 3–0 record throughout the rest of 2019, Peró faced Jorge Alejandro Arias for the vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title on 11 December 2020.[7] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[8] Peró made his first title defense against Dumar Carrascal on 26 June 2021.[9] He made quick work of his opponent, stopping Carrascal in just 111 seconds.[10]
Peró faced Geovany Bruzon on 1 January 2022, on the undercard of the Luis Ortiz vs. Charles Martin pay-per-view bout.[11] 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.[12] Peró 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.[13] He retained the WBA Fedelatin title by a third-round technical knockout.[14] Peró 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.[15]
On February 12, 2023, Peró pulled off an upset over a previously professionally unbeaten two-time amateur world champion Victor Vykhryst with continuous body shots that broke the latter by the eighth round.[16]
Peró was scheduled to face Jordan Thompson in Orlando, Florida, on November 1, 2025.[17][18] Pero won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]
Peró faced Jarrell Miller in a WBA heavyweight title eliminator on April 25, 2026, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Winchester, Nevada.[20] He lost by unanimous decision.[21][22]
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 13 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Jarrell Miller | UD | 12 | Apr 25, 2026 | Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Jordan Thompson | UD | 10 | 1 Nov 2025 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Detrailous Webster | UD | 10 | 18 Apr 2025 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Donnie Palmer | TKO | 1 (10), 2:42 | 22 Mar 2024 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Guillermo Ruben Andino | TKO | 1 (10), 2:23 | 29 Sep 2023 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Victor Vykhryst | TKO | 8 (10), 2:28 | 12 Feb 2023 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 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 (10), 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 |