Deontay Wilder invited to bridgerweight to face Kevin Lerena for WBC title
Could circumstances bring Deontay Wilder and Kevin Lerena together? Wilder is nearly five years removed from the last time he held a heavyweight title, is coming off a big loss and is on the outskirts of the weight class for the first time in a very long time.
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With a weight limit of 224 pounds, bridgerweight is situated between the cruiserweights (200-pound limit) and heavyweights (limitless). But while the WBA has followed the WBC’s lead in creating a belt for the division, bridgerweight has not yet been able to attract or retain many notable names.
Indeed, the previous WBC titleholder, Lawrence Okolie, recently vacated his title and is headed to heavyweight rather than face Lerena. That meant Lerena has been upgraded from interim titleholder to the full titleholder.
And he wants his first defense to come against Wilder.
“I’d be more than happy to give Wilder the opportunity to face me if he’s willing to make the move down,” Lerena told Phil Jay of World Boxing News.
