On March 30, 2024, the 40-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Australian boxer Michael Zerafa (31-4, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 10 months, and 2 days. Zerafa was on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 7 days.
Erislandy Lara made very easy work of Michael Zerafa, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Lara improves his record to 30-3-3 (18 KOs), while Zerafa adds a loss to his record at 31-5.
On August 31, 2019, 36-year-old Erislandy Lara (25-3-3, 14 KOs) and 33-year-old Ramón Álvarez (28-7-3, 16 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title.
Lara came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Álvarez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Erislandy Lara made very easy work of Ramón Álvarez, stopping Álvarez via TKO in the 2nd. Lara improves his record to 26-3-3 (15 KOs), while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 28-8-3.
On May 1, 2021, 38-year-old Erislandy Lara (27-3-3, 15 KOs) and Thomas LaManna fought for the vacant WBA (Regular) middleweight title.
Lara came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days.
Erislandy Lara made quick work of Thomas LaManna, stopping LaManna via KO in the 1st. Lara improves his record to 28-3-3 (16 KOs)
On May 28, 2022, the 39-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (28-3-3, 16 KOs), faced a 37-year-old Irish boxer Gary O'Sullivan (31-4, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 27 days. O'Sullivan was on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 29 days.
Erislandy Lara stopped Gary O'Sullivan via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) middleweight title. Lara improves his record to 29-3-3 (17 KOs), while O'Sullivan adds a loss to his record at 31-5.
On September 14, 2024, the 41-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (30-3-3, 18 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Danny Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Garcia was on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years, 1 month, and 15 days.
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.
On November 25, 2015, the 32-year-old WBA (Regular) super-welterweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs), faced a 39-year-old Slovenian boxer Jan Zaveck (35-3, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 13 days. Zaveck was on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 14 days.
Erislandy Lara made easy work of Jan Zaveck, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Lara improves his record to 22-2-2 (13 KOs), while Zaveck adds a loss to his record at 35-4.
On January 13, 2017, the 33-year-old WBA (Super) super-welterweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Israeli boxer Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days. Foreman was on a 6-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
Erislandy Lara stopped Yuri Foreman via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. Lara improves his record to 24-2-2 (14 KOs), while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On December 12, 2014, the 31-year-old WBA (Regular) super-welterweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Ishe Smith (26-6, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months. Smith was on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
Erislandy Lara defeated Ishe Smith via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title — in his first world-title fight. Lara improves his record to 20-2-2, while Smith adds a loss to his record at 26-7.
On June 8, 2013, a 30-year-old Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11 KOs) and a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Alfredo Angulo (22-2, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Lara came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 29 days. Angulo was on a 2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Erislandy Lara stopped Alfredo Angulo via TKO in the 10th round. Lara improves his record to 18-1-2 (12 KOs), while Angulo adds a loss to his record at 22-3.
On June 12, 2015, the 32-year-old WBA (Regular) super-welterweight world champion, Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Dominican boxer Delvin Rodríguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months. Rodriguez was on a 0-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 27 days.
Erislandy Lara defeated Delvin Rodríguez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. Lara improves his record to 21-2-2, while Rodriguez adds a loss to his record at 28-8-4.