From humble beginnings to rewriting history books.
That is the best way to describe the long and thorny journey of reigning World Boxing Council WBC bridgerweight boxing world champion Kevin 'Two Guns' Lerena.
From being a race jockey, a trainer and a bouncer, Lerena made history when he was installed by the WBC Championship Committee as fully fledged bridgerweight champion in October last year.
He became the third local fighter in history to hold the sought-after WBC belt after Thulani 'Sugar Boy' Malinga and the late Dingaan 'The Rose of Soweto' Thobela.
The bridgerweight, which is strategically placed between the heavyweight division and the cruiserweight class, was established by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman in 2020 to bridge the gap between cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.