What nationality is Erislandy Lara?

What nationality is Erislandy Lara?

Cuban
Erislandy Lara/Nationality

How old is Erislandy Lara?

38 years (April 11, 1983)
Erislandy Lara/Age

Who did Erislandy Lara lose to?

Draws

No. Result Opponent
31 Draw Brian Castaño
30 Loss Jarrett Hurd
29 Win Terrell Gausha
28 Win Yuri Foreman

Who won the Lara fight?

LEEDS, ENGLAND – Josh Warrington’s dreams of revenge against Mauricio Lara were ended at the end of round two after an accidental clash of heads meant the Mexican couldn’t continue. As four rounds were not completed, the bout was scored a technical draw from Emerald Headingley Stadium.

What weight is Lara?

Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara both weighed in at 155 pounds (the contracted limit for their Showtime Pay Per View main event) on Friday inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the site of their anticipated fight on Saturday.

What kind of weight class is Erislandy Lara?

Erislandy Lara Santoya (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban-American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title since 2019, and the WBA (Regular) middleweight title since May 2021.

Who was Erislandy Lara’s first professional fight?

Erislandy Lara won his first 15 professional bouts, stopping eight of his opponents in the first round. After winning his first 15 bouts, Lara fought future 154-pound world champion Carlos Molina to a draw in March 2011, and battled former 147-pound champ Paul Williams next.

When did Erislandy Lara win the Olympic gold medal?

In their only meeting, Lara beat American world champion Demetrius Andrade 9–4. Erislandy Lara was considered a favorite to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. However, in 2007, Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux defected from Cuba during the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

How many power punches did Erislandy Lara Land?

Williams appeared hurt in the later rounds but did, however, keep up a high output of punches despite their relative ineffectiveness. CompuBox recorded Lara landing 49% of his power punches compared to 21% by Williams. Lara also landed 7 more jabs and 17 more power punches than Williams, despite the near two-fold activity by Williams.