Erislandy Lara Record & Stats
13 years and 10 months into his professional boxing career, Erislandy Lara has fought 35 times with 29 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws. As of June 2023, Lara's boxing record stands at 29-3-3 (17 KO wins).
- Born
- Apr 11, 1983
- Age
- 40
- Debut
- Jul 4, 2008
- Record
- 29-3-3
- Rounds
- 234
- KOs
- 17 (48.6%)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Reach
- 192 cm
- Ape Index
- 17 cm
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- Next Fight
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Erislandy Lara (The American Dream) is an American professional boxer. He was born in Guantanamo, Cuba on April 11, 1983. Lara made his professional boxing debut at the age of 25, on July 4, 2008. He is a two-weight-class world champion. Lara is 40 years old, he will turn 41 in 10 months and one day.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 35 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 29 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 17 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 8 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 5 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Aug 5, 2023 | 40 | Danny Garcia | NA * | NA |
| 35 | May 28, 2022 | 39 | Gary O'Sullivan | Win * | TKO8 |
| 34 | May 1, 2021 | 38 | Thomas LaManna | Win * | KO1 |
| 33 | Aug 29, 2020 | 37 | Greg Vendetti | Win * | UD |
| 32 | Aug 31, 2019 | 36 | Ramón Álvarez | Win * | TKO2 |
| 31 | Mar 2, 2019 | 35 | Brian Castaño | Draw * | SD |
| 30 | Apr 7, 2018 | 34 | Jarrett Hurd | Loss * | SD |
| 29 | Oct 14, 2017 | 34 | Terrell Gausha | Win * | UD |
| 28 | Jan 13, 2017 | 33 | Yuri Foreman | Win * | KO4 |
| 27 | May 21, 2016 | 33 | Vanes Martirosyan | Win * | UD |
| 26 | Nov 25, 2015 | 32 | Jan Zaveck | Win * | TKO3 |
| 25 | Jun 12, 2015 | 32 | Delvin Rodríguez | Win * | UD |
| 24 | Dec 12, 2014 | 31 | Ishe Smith | Win * | UD |
| 23 | Jul 12, 2014 | 31 | Canelo Álvarez | Loss | SD |
| 22 | Dec 7, 2013 | 30 | Austin Trout | Win | UD |
| 21 | Jun 8, 2013 | 30 | Alfredo Angulo | Win | TKO10 |
| 20 | Nov 10, 2012 | 29 | Vanes Martirosyan | Draw | TD |
| 19 | Jun 30, 2012 | 29 | Freddy Hernández | Win | UD |
| 18 | Apr 20, 2012 | 29 | Ronald Hearns | Win | TKO1 |
| 17 | Jul 9, 2011 | 28 | Paul Williams | Loss | MD |
| 16 | Mar 25, 2011 | 27 | Carlos Molina | Draw | MD |
| 15 | Jan 14, 2011 | 27 | Delray Raines | Win | KO1 |
| 14 | Nov 27, 2010 | 27 | Tim Connors | Win | TKO1 |
| 13 | Aug 18, 2010 | 27 | Willie Lee | Win | TKO1 |
| 12 | Jul 9, 2010 | 27 | William Correa | Win | TKO1 |
| 11 | Apr 2, 2010 | 26 | Danny Perez | Win | UD |
| 10 | Jan 29, 2010 | 26 | Grady Brewer | Win | TKO10 |
| 9 | Dec 12, 2009 | 26 | Luciano Perez | Win | UD |
| 8 | Sep 19, 2009 | 26 | Jose Varela | Win | KO1 |
| 7 | Jul 17, 2009 | 26 | Darnell Boone | Win | UD |
| 6 | May 22, 2009 | 26 | Edwin Vazquez | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | May 2, 2009 | 26 | Chris Gray | Win | UD |
| 4 | Feb 20, 2009 | 25 | Keith Gross | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Jan 9, 2009 | 25 | Rodrigo Aguiar | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | Sep 12, 2008 | 25 | Deniss Aleksejevs | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Jul 4, 2008 | 25 | Ivan Maslov | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Lara is a two-weight-division world champion. He has held two world titles, one of which was a championship elevation, the other was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Middleweight | WBA |
| Super-welterweight | WBA |
Statistics
Erislandy Lara is 175 cm tall (5' 8.90") with a reach of 192 cm (6' 3.59"). He fights out of the southpaw stance and presents an ape-index of 17 cm (6.69").
Lara has a 48.6% KO rate. Of his total 17 KO wins, 14 were in the early rounds, one in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has 10 first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Erislandy Lara made his professional boxing debut against Ivan Maslov at the age of 25 on July 4, 2008, defeating Maslov via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 14 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 10 wins via stoppage.
Lara got elevated as the super-welterweight world WBA (Regular) champion at the age of 31 after 23 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Ishe Smith on December 12, 2014, and won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Lara has won two world titles at two weight classes. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about Lara's world title wins and defenses refer to "Erislandy Lara World Titles".
Some of Lara's best fights and notable victories include wins over Jan Zaveck, Yuri Foreman, Vanes Martirosyan, Gary O'Sullivan, Terrell Gausha, Alfredo Angulo, and Ramón Álvarez.
Lara has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a middleweight title defense bout against Irish boxer Gary O'Sullivan on May 28, 2022. Lara won the fight via 8th round TKO and defended his WBA (Regular) title. It's been 1 year and 13 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Lara has fought a total of 35 times till today, which includes 12 world-title fights at two weight divisions — middleweight and super-welterweight. He has put on some great performances in these fights. These eight fights are the highlight of his career.
June 8, 2013: Erislandy Lara puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Alfredo Angulo via 10th round TKO.
July 12, 2014: loses to Canelo Álvarez via 12th round split-decision.
December 12, 2014: Lara gets elevated as the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Ishe Smith winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
November 25, 2015: Lara successfully defends the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title against Jan Zaveck, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.
May 21, 2016: Lara successfully defends the WBA super-welterweight title against Vanes Martirosyan, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
January 13, 2017: Lara successfully defends the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title against Yuri Foreman, winning the fight via 4th round KO.
August 31, 2019: Lara wins the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title from Ramón Álvarez, by beating Álvarez via 2nd round TKO.
May 28, 2022: Lara successfully defends the WBA (Regular) middleweight title against Gary O'Sullivan, winning the fight via 8th round TKO.
Erislandy Lara Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Lara's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest win against Gary O'Sullivan, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia
Fight page: Lara vs. GarciaIn his next fight, Erislandy Lara will face 35-year old American boxer Danny Garcia (37-3, 21 KO) on August 5, 2023 at the Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. He will be defending his middleweight WBA (Regular) title.
Erislandy Lara vs. Gary O'Sullivan
Fight page: Lara vs. O'SullivanOn May 28, 2022, a 39-year old Erislandy Lara (28-3-3, 16 KO) faced Irish boxer Gary O'Sullivan, who was 37 years old with a record of 31-4 in a middleweight title-defense fight. O'Sullivan was on a one-fight win streak with 21 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Lara had a 14 cm reach advantage over O'Sullivan. Coming into this fight, O'Sullivan had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Lara defeated O'Sullivan via 8th round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) middleweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. Thomas LaManna
On May 1, 2021, a 38-year old Erislandy Lara (27-3-3, 15 KO) faced Thomas LaManna for the vacant WBA (Regular) (vacant) middleweight title. He defeated LaManna via 1st round KO to win the vacant WBA middleweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Greg Vendetti
On August 29, 2020, a 37-year old Erislandy Lara (26-3-3, 15 KO) faced Greg Vendetti in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Vendetti via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ramón Álvarez
Fight page: Lara vs. ÁlvarezOn August 31, 2019, a 36-year old Erislandy Lara (25-3-3, 14 KO) faced Mexican boxer Ramón Álvarez, who was 33 years old with a record of 28-7-3 for the vacant WBA (Regular) (vacant) super-welterweight title. Álvarez was on a one-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Lara was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Álvarez had seven losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Lara defeated Álvarez via 2nd round TKO to win the vacant WBA super-welterweight title.
Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño
Fight page: Lara vs. CastañoOn March 2, 2019, a 35-year old Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KO) faced an undefeated Argentinian boxer Brian Castaño, who was 29 years old with a record of 15-0. Lara was challenging Castaño's WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. Castaño was on a 15-fight win streak with 11 KO wins. Lara was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 22 cm reach advantage.
The fight ended in a 12 round split-decision draw and both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd
Fight page: Lara vs. HurdOn April 7, 2018, a 34-year old Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Jarrett Hurd, who was 27 years old with a record of 21-0 in a super-welterweight title-unification fight. Hurd was on a 21-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over Lara.
Lara lost to Hurd via 12 round split-decision and lost the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. His six-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha
Fight page: Lara vs. GaushaOn October 14, 2017, a 34-year old Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Terrell Gausha, who was 30 years old with a record of 20-0 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Gausha was on a 20-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Lara had a 9 cm reach advantage over Gausha.
Lara defeated Gausha via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. He handed Gausha the first loss of his career, and put an end to Gausha's 20-fight win streak. Lara is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Yuri Foreman
Fight page: Lara vs. ForemanOn January 13, 2017, a 33-year old Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KO) faced Israeli boxer Yuri Foreman, who was 36 years old with a record of 34-2 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Foreman was on a six-fight win streak with 10 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Lara had a 9 cm reach advantage over Foreman. Coming into this fight, Foreman had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Lara defeated Foreman via 4th round KO to retain the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Vanes Martirosyan II
Fight page: Lara vs. Martirosyan IIOn May 21, 2016, in their 2nd fight, a 33-year old Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KO) faced Vanes Martirosyan again, who was now 30 years old with a record of 36-2-1 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Martirosyan was on a one-fight win streak with 21 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Lara had a 14 cm reach advantage over Martirosyan. Coming into this fight, Martirosyan had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Lara defeated Martirosyan via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA super-welterweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jan Zaveck
Fight page: Lara vs. ZaveckOn November 25, 2015, a 32-year old Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KO) faced Slovenian boxer Jan Zaveck, who was 39 years old with a record of 35-3 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Zaveck was on a three-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Lara was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 20 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Zaveck had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Lara defeated Zaveck via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodríguez
Fight page: Lara vs. RodríguezOn June 12, 2015, a 32-year old Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KO) faced Dominican boxer Delvin Rodríguez, who was 35 years old with a record of 28-7-4 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Rodríguez was coming off a draw against Joachim Alcine in his last fight, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Lara had a 7 cm reach advantage over Rodríguez. Coming into this fight, Rodriguez had seven losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Lara defeated Rodriguez via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ishe Smith
Fight page: Lara vs. SmithOn December 12, 2014, a 31-year old Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12 KO) got elevated as WBA (Regular) super-welterweight champion and defended the title against fellow American boxer Ishe Smith. Smith was 36 years old with a record of 26-6. Smith was on a one-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Lara had a 12 cm reach advantage over Smith. Coming into this fight, Smith had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Lara defeated Smith via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Erislandy Lara vs. Canelo Álvarez
Fight page: Lara vs. ÁlvarezOn July 12, 2014, a 31-year old Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO) fought Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, who was 23 years old with a record of 43-1-1. Álvarez was on a one-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Lara was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Canelo had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Lara lost to Canelo via 12 round split-decision. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Erislandy Lara vs. Austin Trout
Fight page: Lara vs. TroutOn December 7, 2013, a 30-year old Erislandy Lara (18-1-2, 12 KO) fought fellow American boxer Austin Trout, who was 28 years old with a record of 26-1. Trout was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Lara had a 9 cm reach advantage over Trout. Coming into this fight, Trout had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Lara defeated Trout via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Alfredo Angulo
Fight page: Lara vs. AnguloOn June 8, 2013, a 30-year old Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11 KO) fought Mexican boxer Alfredo Angulo, who was 30 years old with a record of 22-2. Angulo was on a two-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Lara had a 17 cm reach advantage over Angulo. Coming into this fight, Angulo had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Lara defeated Angulo via 10th round TKO.
Erislandy Lara vs. Vanes Martirosyan
Fight page: Lara vs. MartirosyanOn November 10, 2012, a 29-year old Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO) fought an undefeated Armenian boxer Vanes Martirosyan for the first time, who was 26 years old with a record of 32-0. Martirosyan was on a 32-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Lara had a 14 cm reach advantage over Martirosyan.
The fight ended in a 9 round technical-decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
Erislandy Lara vs. Freddy Hernández
Fight page: Lara vs. HernándezOn June 30, 2012, a 29-year old Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KO) fought Mexican boxer Freddy Hernández, who was 33 years old with a record of 9-1. Hernández was on a one-fight win streak with 3 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms but Lara had a 3 cm reach advantage over Hernández. Coming into this fight, Hernandez had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Lara defeated Hernandez via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns
On April 20, 2012, a 29-year old Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO) fought Ronald Hearns in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Hearns via 1st round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Erislandy Lara vs. Paul Williams
Fight page: Lara vs. WilliamsOn July 9, 2011, a 28-year old Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KO) fought fellow American boxer Paul Williams, who was 29 years old with a record of 39-2. Williams was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Lara. Coming into this fight, Williams had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Lara lost to Williams via 12 round majority decision.
Erislandy Lara vs. Carlos Molina
Fight page: Lara vs. MolinaOn March 25, 2011, a 27-year old Erislandy Lara (15-0, 10 KO) fought Mexican boxer Carlos Molina, who was 27 years old with a record of 17-4-1. Molina was on a nine-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Lara had a 14 cm reach advantage over Molina. Coming into this fight, Molina had four losses, but had never been stopped.
The fight ended in a 10 round majority decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
Erislandy Lara vs. Delray Raines
On January 14, 2011, a 27-year old Erislandy Lara (14-0, 9 KO) fought Delray Raines in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Raines via 1st round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. Tim Connors
On November 27, 2010, a 27-year old Erislandy Lara (13-0, 8 KO) fought Tim Connors in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Connors via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. Willie Lee
On August 18, 2010, a 27-year old Erislandy Lara (12-0, 7 KO) fought Willie Lee in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Lee via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. William Correa
On July 9, 2010, a 27-year old Erislandy Lara (11-0, 6 KO) fought William Correa in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Correa via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Perez
On April 2, 2010, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (10-0, 6 KO) fought Danny Perez in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Grady Brewer
On January 29, 2010, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (9-0, 5 KO) fought Grady Brewer in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Brewer via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Luciano Perez
On December 12, 2009, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (8-0, 5 KO) fought Luciano Perez in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jose Varela
On September 19, 2009, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (7-0, 4 KO) fought Jose Varela in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Varela via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Darnell Boone
Fight page: Lara vs. BooneOn July 17, 2009, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (6-0, 4 KO) fought fellow American boxer Darnell Boone, who was 29 years old with a record of 16-11-2. Boone was on a one-fight losing streak. Lara was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Boone had 11 losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Lara defeated Boone via 6 round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Edwin Vazquez
On May 22, 2009, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (5-0, 3 KO) fought Edwin Vazquez in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Vazquez via 4th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Chris Gray
On May 2, 2009, a 26-year old Erislandy Lara (4-0, 3 KO) fought Chris Gray in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Gray via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Keith Gross
On February 20, 2009, a 25-year old Erislandy Lara (3-0, 2 KO) fought Keith Gross in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Gross via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. Rodrigo Aguiar
On January 9, 2009, a 25-year old Erislandy Lara (2-0, 1 KO) fought Rodrigo Aguiar in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Aguiar via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Erislandy Lara vs. Deniss Aleksejevs
On September 12, 2008, a 25-year old Erislandy Lara (1-0) fought Deniss Aleksejevs in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Aleksejevs via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ivan Maslov
On July 4, 2008, a 25-year old Erislandy Lara successfully debuted against Ivan Maslov. He defeated Maslov via 4th round PTS.
FAQs
How many KOs does Erislandy Lara have on his record?
Lara has knocked out 17 of his 35 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 48.6%. Of his total 29 wins, 17 of them have been via KO (58.6%).