On April 7, 2018, the 34-year-old WBA (Super) super-welterweight champion, Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs), and the 27-year-old IBF super-welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Lara came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Hurd was on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Jarrett Hurd defeated Erislandy Lara via split decision and unifies the WBA (Super) and IBF super-welterweight titles. Hurd improves his record to 22-0, while Lara adds a loss to his record at 25-3-2.
On July 12, 2014, a 31-year-old Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs) and a 23-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs) met in the ring.
Lara came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Canelo was on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Erislandy Lara via split decision in the 12-round fight. Canelo improves his record to 44-1-1, while Lara adds a loss to his record at 19-2-2.
On July 9, 2011, a 28-year-old Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KOs) and a 29-year-old Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs) met in the ring.
Lara came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Williams was on a -1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Paul Williams defeated Erislandy Lara via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Williams improves his record to 40-2, while Lara adds a loss to his record at 15-1-1.