Erislandy Lara: record, next fight and profile →
At the age of 41, Erislandy Lara is well beyond what is often considered a boxer’s prime years. He’s even past the age that almost every fighter of note hangs up his gloves.
When it was suggested to Erislandy Lara (30-3-3, 18 KOs), who puts his WBA middleweight title on the line against former two-weight world titlist Danny Garcia, that a Garcia victory would be the ticket that granted the Philadelphian entry to the most exclusive of boxing clubs, the Cuban-born emigre countered that the same was every bit as true of him.
Since the age of 15, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has gradually fought his toughest potential opponents, and in the two defeats he has recorded from his 65 professional contests, lost partly because the two fights he agreed to – against Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol – were somewhat ill-advised.
If it was hooked only to that five-fight stretch of more than a decade ago, the case for Danny Garcia to be placed in the International Boxing Hall of Fame would be sound.
Leonard Ellerbe, who has been involved with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) since its inception, believes that if Danny Garcia defeats current WBA middleweight titleholder, Erislandy Lara, he will secure his place in the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Middleweight titlist Erislandy Lara, 41, boxing’s oldest active world belt holder, will face Danny Garcia in the co-feature of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay-per-view on Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Erislandy Lara is preparing to defend his WBA middleweight title against Philadelphia’s former two-division champion Danny Garcia on September 7, on the undercard of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga.
Erislandy Lara is known for his boxing ability, especially for being so difficult to hit – but Danny Garcia says that’s nothing new for him.
Danny Garcia’s upcoming middleweight title fight with Erislandy Lara – on the Sept. 14 pay-per-view undercard to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga – will be the first time the Philadelphian steps into the ring in more than 25 months, dating back to his July 2022 win victory over Jose Benavidez Jr.
Erislandy Lara is working feverishly toward making it four consecutive knockout victories when he takes on Danny Garcia in the co-feature of PBC’s Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay-per-view airing on Amazon’s Prime Video on Saturday, September 14 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.