On October 14, 2017, Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Terrell Gausha (20-0, 9 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 4th round KO victory over Yuri Foreman, 9 months and 1 day ago. Terrell Gausha is on a 20-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Luis Hernandez, 8 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Erislandy Lara at 99-1 winning odds. Terrell Gausha really doesn't have much to present against Lara.
Erislandy Lara defeated Terrell Gausha via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. Lara improves his record to 25-2-2, while Gausha adds a loss to his record at 20-1.