Kerman Lejarraga Arana (born 19 February 1992) is a Spanish professional boxer. He has held the European welterweight and super-welterweight titles.
Professional career Lejarraga won the vacant European welterweight title by stopping Bradley Skeete in the second round of their fight at Bilbao Arena in Bilbao, Spain, on 28 April 2018.
He successfully defended the title by knocking out Frankie Gavin in the fourth round at Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Baracaldo, Spain, on 17 November 2018.
Lejarraga lost the title to David Avanesyan back at Bilbao Arena on 30 March 2019, going down to a ninth round stoppage defeat. A rematch was held at the same venue on 28 September 2019, with Avanesyan winning by first round knockout.
He defeated Tyrone Nurse by unanimous decision in a 10-round contest at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus in Marbella, Spain, on 8 August 2020.
On 11 September 2021, Lejarraga fought Dylan Charrat fur the vacant European super-welterweight title at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. The bout was stopped in the 10th round due to an eye injury sustained by Lejarraga in an accidental clash of heads. He won by majority technical decision with the judges' scorecards reading 96-94, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of Lejarraga.
Lejarraga beat Jack Flatley by knockout in the ninth round at the Bilbao Arena on 3 December 2021 to retain his title.
In his next bout, Lejarraga fought JJ Metcalf for the vacant WBA super-welterweight title at Bilbao Arena, losing via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Loss34–3James MetcalfUD1020 May 202236Win34–2Jack FlatleyKO9 (12), 3 Dec 202135Win33–2Dylan CharratTD10 (12), 11 Sep 202134Win32–2Jez SmithTKO7 (10), 23 Apr 202133Win31–2Tyrone NurseUD108 Aug 202032Win30–2Jose de Jesus MaciasUD1029 Feb 202031Win29–2Anderson ClaytonKO1 (8)30 Nov 201930Loss28–2David AvanesyanTKO1 (12)28 Sep 201929Win28–1Luis SolisKO4 (10)8 Jun 201928Loss27–1David AvanesyanTKO9 (12)30 Mar 201927Win27–0Frankie GavinKO4 (12)17 Nov 201826Win26–0Johnny NavarreteTKO6 (10)4 Aug 201825Win25–0Bradley SkeeteTKO2 (12)28 Apr 201824Win24–0José del RíoUD1011 Nov 201723Win23–0Azael CosíoTKO3 (10)17 Jul 201722Win22–0José Antonio AbreuTKO2 (8)9 Jun 201721Win21–0Krisztian SantasKO1 (8)15 Apr 201720Win20–0Gabor GorbicsRTD5 (10)11 Mar 201719Win19–0Jesús GurrolaTKO6 (12)17 Dec 201618Win18–0Koba KarkashadzeKO4 (8)12 Nov 201617Win17–0Giorgi UngiadzeTKO4 (10)30 Sep 201616Win16–0Francisco CorderoKO3 (6)22 Jul 201615Win15–0Denton VassellTKO4 (12)4 Jun 201614Win14–0Laszlo TothUD1219 Mar 201613Win13–0Kim PoulsenTKO2 (8)19 Dec 201512Win12–0Javier García RocheTKO9 (10)10 Nov 201511Win11–0Feliks KleinTKO2 (6)1 Aug 201510Win10–0Jair CortésUD619 Jun 20159Win9–0Marius Jacheanu1 (6)15 May 20158Win8–0Miguel AguilarTKO3 (6)20 Sep 20147Win7–0Nugzar MargvelashviliTKO1 (6)22 Jul 20146Win6–0Santos Medrano4 (6)27 Jun 20145Win5–0Santos MedranoUD622 Feb 20144Win4–0Nugzar MargvelashviliTKO2 (6)25 Jan 20143Win3–0Ignasi CaballeroTKO1 (4)28 Dec 20132Win2–0Fran González2 (4)23 Nov 20131Win1–0Jair Cortés418 May 2013
References
External links
Kerman Lejarraga - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live