On December 12, 2014, Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Ishe Smith (26-6, 12 KOs).
Erislandy Lara is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision loss to Canelo Álvarez, 5 months ago. Ishe Smith is on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Ryan Davis, 7 months and 10 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 95.6-4.4 in favor of Erislandy Lara. Ishe Smith won't be able to do much against Lara.
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.