Erislandy Lara: record, next fight and profile →
Former world title challenger Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna is gearing up for a comeback journey as he sets his sights on another world title opportunity and seeks to avenge a devastating KO loss against Erislandy Lara from their May 1, 2021 world title bout.
WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara has been training in Las Vegas for several days now - and that means his next fight is not far away. Although the veteran does not have an exact date, he states that his upcoming appointment to return to the ring should occur between October and November.
Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia seemingly don’t have much issue with waiting on a fight date. That is not all the case for the fighter who stepped aside for that fight to allegedly move forward. Michael Zerafa has grown tired of playing the waiting game for an overdue title shot. The Melbourne-bred boxer is the
The career of Danny Garcia has been littered with world title victories and exponentially large wads of cash. Though he’s always been confident, not even in Garcia’s wildest dreams did he believe things would play out the way they have.
Erislandy Lara got the fight that he and his team wanted in the end. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has approved a request for Lara to move forward with a voluntary title defense versus former two-division titlist Danny Garcia. The ruling comes in lieu of a previously ordered mandatory title defense versus Australia’s Michael Zerafa who will land the winner of the summertime title fight, which is due to take place August 5.
Danny Garcia appeared listless as he plodded around the ring on December 5th, 2020. Despite being given a world opportunity against unified welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr., the Philadelphia native failed to pull out the victory.
The choice ultimately became an easy one for Michael Zerafa. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Australian middleweight contender has abandoned his role in the previously ordered IBF vacant title fight versus Brazil's Esquiva Falcao. The development comes just as the WBA ordered its middleweight titlist, Erislandy Lara to next defend versus Zerafa as his mandatory challenger and as the IBF was prepared to host a purse bid hearing which is now canceled. Lara—who is represented by TGB Promotion on behalf of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)—and Zerafa will have until April 13 to reach terms.
Gennadiy Golovkin is officially a former two-time middleweight titlist. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Golovkin has officially vacated his WBA middleweight title. The development comes just four days ahead of a scheduled March 13 purse bid to determine promotional rights for his overdue title consolidation bout versus Erislandy Lara. Golovkin held the WBA ‘Super’ title.
There appears to be closure in a months’ long effort to consolidate the WBA middleweight title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the twice-ordered Gennadiy Golovkin-Erislandy Lara title fight will now head to a March 13 purse bid hearing. The ruling comes nearly a full month after the sanctioning body instructed the two sides to reenter talks on February 8, though with the 15-day negotiation period ending with little progress made.
Danny Garcia might be incredibly proud of how his career has played out but the former two-division world champion looks back on his time in the welterweight division with a bit of regret. In three of his biggest showdowns at 147 pounds against Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, and Errol Spence Jr., the Philadelphia native came up short, losing competitive decisions to all three.