Best fights of Erislandy Lara
Over 17 years as a professional, Erislandy Lara has compiled a 32-3-3 (19) record, including 18 title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Erislandy Lara stops Danny Garcia
On September 14, 2024 Erislandy Lara defended his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia. Lara was 41 years old with a record of 30-3-3, and Garcia was 36 with a record of 37-3. Lara was on a 5-fight winning streak and Garcia was coming off a win. Lara stopped Danny Garcia via retirement in the 9th round. Defended the title.
2. Erislandy Lara KOs Michael Zerafa
On March 30, 2024 Erislandy Lara defended his WBA (Regular) middleweight title against Michael Zerafa. Lara was 40 years old with a record of 29-3-3, and Zerafa was 32 with a record of 31-4. Both Lara and Zerafa were on a 4-fight winning streak. Lara stopped Michael Zerafa via TKO in the 2nd round. Defended the title.
3. Erislandy Lara defeats Vanes Martirosyan in their 2nd fight
On May 21, 2016 Erislandy Lara defended his IBO and WBA super welterweight titles against Vanes Martirosyan. It was their second meeting. Lara was 33 years old with a record of 22-2-2, and Martirosyan was 30 with a record of 36-2-1. Lara was on a 3-fight winning streak and Martirosyan was coming off a win. Lara won via unanimous decision. Defended the titles.
4. Erislandy Lara loses to Canelo Álvarez via split decision
On July 12, 2014 Erislandy Lara faced Canelo Álvarez in a super welterweight bout. Lara was 31 years old with a record of 19-1-2, and Álvarez was 23 with a record of 43-1-1. Lara was on a 2-fight winning streak and Álvarez was coming off a win. Lara lost via split decision. Went the distance with Álvarez.
5. Erislandy Lara KOs Ramón Álvarez
On August 31, 2019 Erislandy Lara fought Ramón Álvarez for the vacant WBA (Regular) super welterweight title. Lara was 36 years old with a record of 25-3-3, and Álvarez was 33 with a record of 28-7-3. Álvarez was coming off a win. Lara stopped Ramón Álvarez via TKO in the 2nd round. Won the vacant title.
6. Erislandy Lara defeats Johan Gonzalez
On December 6, 2025 Erislandy Lara defended his WBA middleweight title against Johan Gonzalez. Lara was 42 years old with a record of 31-3-3, and Gonzalez was 34 with a record of 36-4. Lara was on a 6-fight winning streak and Gonzalez was coming off a win. Lara won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
7. Erislandy Lara defeats Austin Trout
On December 7, 2013 Erislandy Lara defended his WBA interim super welterweight title against Austin Trout. Lara was 30 years old with a record of 18-1-2, and Trout was 28 with a record of 26-1. Lara was coming off a win, while Trout was coming off a loss. Lara won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
8. Erislandy Lara KOs Yuri Foreman
On January 13, 2017 Erislandy Lara defended his IBO and WBA (Super) super welterweight titles against Yuri Foreman. Lara was 33 years old with a record of 23-2-2, and Foreman was 36 with a record of 34-2. Lara was on a 4-fight winning streak and Foreman was on a 6-fight winning streak. Lara stopped Yuri Foreman via KO in the 4th round. Defended the titles.
9. Erislandy Lara KOs Jan Zaveck
On November 25, 2015 Erislandy Lara defended his IBO and WBA (Regular) super welterweight titles against Jan Zaveck. Lara was 32 years old with a record of 21-2-2, and Zaveck was 39 with a record of 35-3. Lara was on a 2-fight winning streak and Zaveck was on a 3-fight winning streak. Lara stopped Jan Zaveck via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the titles.
10. Erislandy Lara draws with Brian Castaño
On March 2, 2019 Erislandy Lara fought Brian Castaño for the WBA (Regular) super welterweight title. Lara was 35 years old with a record of 25-3-2, and Castaño was 29 with a record of 15-0. Lara was coming off a loss, while Castaño was on an undefeated 15-fight winning streak. The fight ended in a split decision.