Erislandy Lara, who gave Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez one of the toughest bouts of his career, has discussed how Crawford can beat ...

Erislandy Lara was absolutely dominant on Friday night in Chicago. The skilled Cuban completely dismantled Delvin Rodriguez en route to a lopsided unanimous-decision win in the main event of the ...

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When Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) enters the ring this Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT), to face 2012 American Olympian Terrell Gausha ...

Erislandy Lara squints through his left eye, just a purplish slit beneath the softball-size lump swelling his temple. His feet, though, dance like Astaire's across the blue ring emblazoned with ...

Erislandy Lara was born on April 11, 1983, in Guantanamo, Cuba, and is the current WBA middleweight champion, having held the title since 2021. Later in his life, the Cuban boxer relocated to the ...

Erislandy Lara has long had a reputation as a brilliant boxer and a fine technician but also as a fighter who wasn’t much fun to watch. That changed 11 months ago when he lost a close (and ...

Erislandy Lara earned a comfortable unanimous-decision victory over Ishe Smith on Friday night in San Antonio, Texas. The judges scored it 119-109, 119-109, 117-111, per Showtime Sports: ...

Lara, 31, is originally from Guantanamo, Cuba, but defected in 2008. He now lives in Houston. Like Alvarez, Lara is 5-9. Unlike Alvarez, he boasts a 75-inch reach and operates from a southpaw stance.

Erislandy Lara is the WBA and IBO super welterweight champion, but he faces a much bigger man in Jarrett Hurd. Lara will rely on skills and IQ to win the day. On Saturday, April 7, boxing veteran ...