On May 21, 2016, Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against Armenian challenger, Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs).
Erislandy Lara is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Jan Zaveck, 5 months and 26 days ago. Vanes Martirosyan is on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Ishe Smith, 8 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Erislandy Lara at 99-1 winning odds. Vanes Martirosyan really doesn't have much to present against Lara.
Erislandy Lara defeated Vanes Martirosyan via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA super-welterweight title. Lara improves his record to 23-2-2, while Martirosyan adds a loss to his record at 36-3-1.