[67] Vendetti showed a lot of courage and fight, but Lara was simply too good for him, outboxing him in almost every round of the fight. Álvarez was later able to hammer away to the body when he had Lara on the ropes but never adjusted to Lara's one-two combinations. At the end of round two, Zaveck was hurt after Lara split his jab with a clean left hand. After beating Edwin Vazquez, Lara went on to win nine straight fights punctuated by four consecutive first-round knockout victories. Lara continued to stay in the pocket and countered Zaveck, halting his aggression. The fight was to take place as part of a triple header also including the Charlo twins and Austin Trout. Lara started the fight the better boxer of the two, due to Hurd not putting as much pressure on Lara until the later rounds. Lara has never been knocked out in his career. [33] Lara dominated the fight and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super welterweight title by unanimous decision with the scorecards reading: 119–109, 119–109, and 117–111. Lara's following fight came on 20 February 2009, against Keith Gross. Lara continued unleashing combinations to the head and body. [20][21], On 8 June 2013, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Lara received the first two knockdowns of his professional career en route to earning a TKO victory over Mexico's Alfredo Angulo along with the interim WBA super welterweight title. … Molina's higher output and pressure were favored by one judge while Lara's cleaner, sharper output and defense went largely unnoticed by ringside commentators. Lara's UD win against Austin Trout came via judges decision of a 12 round fight. Although Lara had trouble connecting with his signature straight left hand initially, he found the distance by the middle rounds and began to mix in short hooks to the head while blocking most of Molina's constant body work. Erislandy Lara vs. Ramon Alvarez On that same night, fellow Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux made his pro debut, which he also won via referee stoppage in the third round. Brewer, 2010. Lara dominated the fight and stopped Alvarez within two rounds, to earn yet another title belt in his career. [49], Demetrius Andrade vacated his WBA (Regular) title on 22 October 2017, after making his debut at middleweight. The bout was also plagued by head clashes much like during their previous encounter. Lara landed a straight left hand at the start of round three followed by a series of combinations punctuating with an uppercut at which point Zaveck put his hand out, turned away, and refused to continue. Hurd dominated the final round. He'll face … I take the rhythm of the boxing match, and that's when I take over. [56] Lara's right eye began to swell from round 7 and was eventually cut at the start of round 12. Lara landed 121 of 528 punches (23%), while Gausha connected with 77 of 329 (23%), which appeared to do little damage. [51] On 9 January 2018, it was confirmed that a deal was being put in place for a unification fight between Lara and IBF junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KO) for April 2018 with Showtime televising the bout. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Erislandy Lara defeated Ramon Alvarez by second-round knockout to claim a vacant secondary junior middleweight world title. Molina, on the other hand, was rarely able to find Lara's head throughout the entire fight. [5], Lara is regarded by some as one of the most technically skilled fighters in boxing today. Lara dropped Gross with a left hand, but Gross beat the count on wobbly legs. One hundred percent I want the rematch. While Jarrett Hurd is the only fighter in the top three … Lara won the fight after delivering a knockout in the fourth round via left uppercut. On 1 January 2009, Erislandy Lara made his ESPN debut and scored a first-round Technical knockout (TKO) against Rodrigo Aguiar. He is the current WBA and IBO light middleweight world champion. A dejected Erislandy Lara looks on after his split-decision loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Lara won the fight via unanimous decision. A left uppercut finished the fight within round one. Download our free boxing news and stats app. Zaveck appeared to be in quite a lot of pain after the fight, which was stopped 41 seconds into round three. The referee promptly waved off the bout. Lara suffered the second professional loss of his career in July 2014. As of March 2021, he is ranked as the world's third best active light middleweight by BoxRec,[3] second by The Ring magazine[4] and sixth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. I couldn't see in the last round." Lara vs. This lateral movement was enhanced by Lara's wide boxing stance, which also enhanced Lara's punching power. Retained WBA and IBO light middleweight titles. However, that followed a split-decision loss to Jarret Hurd and a hard-fought split draw with Brian Carlos Castano, which have led some to believe that Lara … [47][48] This fight, which was the main event of a triple header, averaged 399,000 viewers and peaked at 476,000 viewers on Showhtime. A date in January 2019 was being discussed. ... who has been stopped in all four of his losses. 1) Lara is even better than his record shows: Despite his two losses and his two draws, you could make the case that Lara, who is a slight -125 betting favorite, should be undefeated. Lara also landed 7 more jabs and 17 more power punches than Williams, despite the near two-fold activity by Williams. [43][44] The fight averaged 547,000 viewers on Spike TV and peaked at 707,000. Lara has lost twice to another Kazakh, Bakhyt Sarsekbayev. The split-decision draw was met with approval from both boxing fans and pundits alike. All three judges saw it that way, as Lara won the fight via unanimous decision in his second successful title defence.[68]. Although beaten, Erislandy Lara has gained plenty of experience over 24 fights and a 7 year long career so far. [61], In October 2018, at the WBC annual convention in Kiev, it was announced that Jermell Charlo would be allowed to make another voluntary defence and Lara was ordered to fight Julian Williams (25-1-1, 15 KOs, 1 NC) in a final eliminator. [29] Lara came out in dominant fashion, utilizing a stick-and-move style and capturing the early rounds. Lara's technical boxing ability was put to the test as he got outpointed in the 12 round fight against the better man. So too does he have 15 career knockout wins? There he avenged an earlier loss to Russian Andrey Balanov, beat American Boyd Melson, upset top favorite and Olympic champion Bakhtiyar Artayev (31–22), and won Gold against Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR). BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Erislandy Lara prevailed as the prohibitive favorite in the countdown to his featured fight at Barclays Center Saturday night, which ran as the main event on a Showtime collection of bouts. In outclassing Trout, Lara scored a knockdown in round eleven via straight left hand. That's not to decide the fight. The fight was held at the Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami, Florida, in front of a largely Cuban crowd. Lara started by frequently targeting Molina's body with the left uppercut when Molina would attempt to close the distance. He now moves on to see just how far he can go as he approaches the later stage of his career. In 2014, Lara lost a highly competitive split decision to Canelo Alvarez in a non-title pay-per-view main event. Lara (26-3-3, 15 KOs) is coming off a second-round knockout of Ramon Alvarez, the brother of Canelo, in August of last year. [39] The fight averaged 491,000 viewers and peaked at 545,000 viewers. Williams gave Lara his first professional loss of his 17 fight career to date. In 2003 and 2004, Lara lost four times against two-time world champion Lorenzo Aragón. On 25 March 2011, at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Lara fought Carlos Molina to a ten-round majority draw. [24] The fight was stopped in round ten when Angulo refused to continue after a straight left hand by Lara caused swelling around his right eye. [45], It was confirmed on 24 August 2017, by Ringtv that Lara would fight former Olympian Terrell Gausha (20-0, 9 KOs) as part of a super welterweight triple header on 14 October 2017, at the Barclays Center in New York City. The wins continued with the defeat of Vanes Martirosyan on May 21st, 2016 in Lara's most recent fight taking his winning record to 20 wins. Martirosyan spent much of the fight attempting to impose his strength and body work on Lara. ... Erislandy Lara vs. Greg Vendetti fight date, start time. A 12th round knockdown by Hurd swung the scorecards and cost Lara his title. On 1 January 2009, Erislandy Lara made his ESPN debut and scored a first-round Technical knockout (TKO) against Rodrigo Aguiar. The WBA, in their efforts to reduce the number of titles in each weight division, promoted Interim titleholder Brian Castaño (14-0, 10 KOs) to WBA (Regular) champion. Some weeks later, he was caught by Brazilian authorities and returned to Cuba where he was banned from practicing boxing indefinitely. [38] The fight took place on 21 May 2016, in Las Vegas. [65] Lara labeled the fight personal because of his history with the Alvarez family. Álvarez managed to land 88 power punches (73 to the body) while Lara landed 53 power punches all to the head. Although Foreman beat the count, he was on unsteady legs after multiple attempts to get back up. On 2 May 2009, on the Pacquiao vs. Hatton undercard, Lara faced Chris Gray. In a virtual shutout, Lara earned a unanimous decision with all three judges agreeing 120–107. Lost WBA (Super) and IBO light middleweight titles; Retained WBA (Super) and IBO light middleweight titles. The problem was the cut on the eye. Lara was hurt from the knockdown, but was able to get up and still throw some nice shots. Early on, Molina seemed to predict and nullify much of Lara's attempted one-two combinations. [58][59] The fight, televised on Showtime, averaged 490,000 viewers and peaked at 521,000 viewers. Erislandy Lara outclasses Greg Vendetti, wins one-sided decision Erislandy Lara didn’t throw many punches but landed more than enough. Lara went into his next career fight with a record of 17-1-2 and took this to 18 wins with a win against Alfredo Angulo on June 8th, 2013. Other fights on the card would include Jermell Charlo's mandatory title defence against top prospect Erickson Lubin and Jarrett Hurd defending his IBF title against former champion Austin Trout. Erislandy Lara hasn’t always had sterling luck with the judges. Lara suffered a highly questionable 12-round loss to Paul Williams in July 2011, a verdict so poorly received that it resulted in the suspension of all three judges. Trout was hurt for the remainder of the round as Lara pressed the action. Williams gave Lara his first professional loss … Retained WBA interim light middleweight title, Split TD after Martirosyan was cut from an accidental head clash. Only the 3rd man to defeat Martirosyan, Lara made an impressive appearance in his latest outing, earning himself a UD win. [14][15] The fight, which was scheduled to go ten rounds, simply lasted one minute and 34 seconds as Lara delivered an impressive TKO in the first round. Relying on looping punches, Molina stayed close and took advantage of the clinches to land to the body. Lara dropped Gross with a left hand, but Gross beat the count on wobbly legs. Lara vs. Martirosyan Saturday, May 21, 2016 9:00 PM ET. 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The referee ordered the judges to score the final 26 seconds of the bout, which resulted in a technical draw (87–84 in favor of Lara, 86–85 in favor of Martirosyan, and 86–86). Erislandy Lara Santoya (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban-American[2] professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title since 2019. “Erislandy Lara has had a long reign as an elite 154-pounder and now has his sights set on a new challenge in the star-studded middleweight division,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. The judges scored it 119-109, 119-109, 117-111, per Showtime Sports: [40], Early reports on 30 November 2016, stated that there were talks of Lara to defend his WBA and IBO titles against former WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs). According to CompuBox, Lara landed 55 jabs to nine from Álvarez, who landed the jab at a 5% connect rate. 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