Australian heavyweight Justis Huni retools defense after Kevin Lerena scare

Heavyweight prospect Justis Huni should have been celebrating after his last win.

The 25-year-old former amateur standout from Brisbane, Australia had just claimed the biggest scalp of his career, outboxing Kevin Lerena over 10 rounds to win a unanimous decision victory on the ‘Knockout Chaos’ promotion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 8.

Boxing down the card, Huni was mixing in good company. The headline bout featured former two-time heavyweight titleholder Anthony Joshua facing ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou...