Here is a list of Lara's best fights. For a list of Lara's losses, refer to "Erislandy Lara Losses".
On December 7, 2013 Erislandy Lara met Austin Trout in a super-welterweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Lara was 30 years old and with a record of 19-1-2 (12), and Trout was 28 years old and with a record of 26-1 (14). Lara won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On May 21, 2016 Erislandy Lara met Vanes Martirosyan in a super-welterweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Lara was 33 years old and with a record of 23-2-2 (13), and Martirosyan was 30 years old and with a record of 36-2-1 (21). Lara won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On October 14, 2017 Erislandy Lara met Terrell Gausha in a super-welterweight (WBA (Super)) world-title defense fight. Lara was 34 years old and with a record of 25-2-2 (14), and Gausha was 30 years old and with a record of 20-0 (9). Lara won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On December 12, 2014 Erislandy Lara met Ishe Smith in a super-welterweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense fight. Lara was 31 years old and with a record of 20-2-2 (12), and Smith was 36 years old and with a record of 26-6 (12). Lara won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On June 12, 2015 Erislandy Lara met Delvin Rodríguez in a super-welterweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense fight. Lara was 32 years old and with a record of 21-2-2 (12), and Rodríguez was 35 years old and with a record of 28-7-4 (16). Lara won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On June 8, 2013 Erislandy Lara fought Alfredo Angulo in a super-welterweight world-title fight for the WBA title. Lara was 30 years old and with a record of 18-1-2 (12), and Angulo was 30 years old and with a record of 22-2 (18). Lara stopped Alfredo Angulo via 10th-round TKO and is crowned the new super-welterweight world champion.
On November 25, 2015 Erislandy Lara met Jan Zaveck in a super-welterweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense fight. Lara was 32 years old and with a record of 22-2-2 (13), and Zaveck was 39 years old and with a record of 35-3 (19). Lara stopped Jan Zaveck via 3rd-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On July 17, 2009 Erislandy Lara faced off against Darnell Boone at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 7-0 (4), and Boone was 29 years old and with a record of 16-11-2 (6). Lara won the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
On March 30, 2024 Erislandy Lara met Michael Zerafa in a middleweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense fight. Lara was 40 years old and with a record of 30-3-3 (18), and Zerafa was 32 years old and with a record of 31-4 (19). Lara stopped Michael Zerafa via 2nd-round KO and successfully defended his title.
On August 31, 2019 Erislandy Lara fought Ramón Álvarez in a super-welterweight world-title fight for the WBA (Regular) title. Lara was 36 years old and with a record of 26-3-3 (15), and Álvarez was 33 years old and with a record of 28-7-3 (16). Lara stopped Ramón Álvarez via 2nd-round TKO and is crowned the new super-welterweight world champion.
