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]
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| Real name | Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | El Justiciero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (192 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 29) Camagüey, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rio 2016
2011 Guadalajara
2015 Toronto
2010 Singapore
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.[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]
| 8 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Joel Caudle | KO | 1 (8) | 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 |
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Guillermo Jones |
WBA Fedelatin heavyweight champion 11 December 2020 – present |
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Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Heavyweight | |
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+81 kg (1951–1979) · 91 kg (1983–) | |
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Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Super Heavyweight | |
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+91 kg (1983–) | |
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