Cassper Nyovest, South Africa Jubilant as Kevin Lerena Puts Country Back on Heavyweight Boxing Map With Win

• Kevin Lerena is the new WBA Intercontinental heavyweight champion after beating Romania’s Bogdan Dinu in the fourth round at Emperor's Palace
• His victory was South Africa's first big heavyweight victory since Corrie Sanders defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO Heavyweight Championship in 2003
• Rapper Cassper Nyovest led the congratulations as South Africans celebrated Lerena's momentous victory

Kevin Lerena became the new WBA Intercontinental heavyweight champion on Saturday night at Emperor's Palace.

Lerena defeated Romanian bruiser Bogdan Dinu in front of a sold-out partisan crowd. In the process, he clinched the country's first heavyweight title since the late Corrie Sanders' upset win over Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO Heavyweight Championship in March 2003.

South Africans, particularly rapper Cassper Nyovest, were thrilled for Lerena. Nyovest was recently involved in a celebrity bout against critic Slik Talk, an event which was seen as helping renew interest in a sport that had been on the wane for the longest time.

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Nyovest was also in attendance as one of Lerena's special guests.

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As reported by Sports Brief, hip-hop superstar Cassper Nyovest took on YouTuber Slik Talk in the celebrity showcase, a first for South African fans.

Cassper won the bout, claiming victory in the third round by way of technical knockout