On September 14, 2024, Erislandy Lara (30-3-3, 18 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Danny Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs).
Erislandy Lara is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Michael Zerafa, 5 months and 15 days ago. Danny Garcia is on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over José Benavidez Jr., 2 years, 1 month, and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 66.1-33.9 in favor of Danny Garcia, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Erislandy Lara is going to put on an exceptional fight, Garcia better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Erislandy Lara is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Lara improves his record to 31-3-3 (19 KOs), while Garcia adds a loss to his record at 37-4.