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

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 ...

Former champion Austin Trout is tabbing WBC 'regular' junior middleweight beltholder Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12KOs) to outbox Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (43-1-1, 31K ...

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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 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 boxed brilliantly throughout the fight, controlling the pace and distance, and out-landing the Las Vegas-native 124 to 68 punches. “I’m an experienced fighter and I know how to ...

Erislandy Lara will no doubt go down as one of the most under-appreciated boxers of his era. The 34-year-old WBA super welterweight champion who defected from Cuba a decade ago, Lara could well be ...

Erislandy Lara expects a lot of himself. It's those high expectations that led him to become a star in his home country of Cuba and led him to defect for a better life - and more promising career ...

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: ...

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 ...

For Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs), this will be an opportunity to showcase his boxing skills. He will be facing a slower but more powerful opponent in Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs), who will also be carrying ...