On March 2, 2019, Brian Castaño (15-0, 11 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against the reigning WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs).
Brian Castaño is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Cédric Vitu, 11 months and 20 days ago. Erislandy Lara is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Jarrett Hurd, 10 months and 23 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.9-10.1 in favor of Erislandy Lara. Brian Castaño may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Castaño is now 15-0-1 and Lara, 25-3-3.