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Lara, Vendetti Weights Photos Gallery - WBA, IBO Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara shared his insights from training camp and discussed his upcoming battle against Greg Vendetti that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, August 29 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean Michael Ham)
The time spent at the scale wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the mid-morning drama preceding the official weigh-in. Erislandy Lara and Greg Vendetti both easily made weight for their 12-round junior middleweight main event, which airs live Saturday evening from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Their bout tops a televised tripleheader live in primetime on Fox, beginning at 8:00pm ET.
By Keith Idec - Greg Vendetti ventured into a suburban Boston boxing gym for the first time when he was 16. He had just brawled with several guys at a local carnival. That unfair, foolish fight ended with Vendetti evening the odds by grabbing a shovel from a stranger’s shed to fend off that group. Vendetti determined if he was going to make such suspect decisions...
The question isn’t whether Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna is ready for primetime if called upon, but if primetime is prepared for Cornflake. BoxingScene.com has learned that the charismatic junior middleweight has been designated as the official replacement opponent in the event his services are needed for this weekend’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox headlining bout (Saturday, FOX, 8:00pm ET). The show is topped by Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara in the first defense of his secondary 154-pound title as he faces Massachusetts’ Greg Vendetti (22-3-1, 10KOs) live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara shared his insights from training camp and discussed his upcoming battle against Greg Vendetti that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, August 29 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Erislandy Lara has found plenty of ways to preserve his 37-year old body without the need for lengthy gaps between fights. Such occurrences, unfortunately, are well beyond his control. Exactly 52 weeks will have passed by when Lara steps into the ring this weekend. The Cuban southpaw headlines the August 29 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox, as he faces Wakefield, Massachusetts’ Greg Vendetti (22-3-1, 12KOs) in the main event live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
By Jake Donovan - There was a time when boxing fans would be less than receptive to the idea of Erislandy Lara promising more of the same in the ring. For what he has offered over his last several fights, that has now become a welcomed proposition. The 37-year old southpaw has vowed to dazzle in the twilight of his career, a mission which continues with his junior middleweight...
Erislandy Lara will be as heavily favored to win his first fight in almost a year as he was the last time he stepped into the ring. FOX and Premier Boxing Champions announced Saturday night during the network’s Jamal James-Thomas Dulorme telecast that Lara will headline its August 29 show against Greg Vendetti. The unknown Vendetti is the WBA’s 11th-ranked contender for Lara’s world super welterweight title.
In the first ever ticketed event at Encore Boston Harbor, the brand new 2.6 billion dollar resort casino located on Boston's waterfront, a sold out crowd of 2,300 fans watched hometown hero, Greg Vendetti (22-3-1, 12 KOs) score a shutout unanimous decision over Newark, New Jersey's Michael Anderson (17-3-1, 12 KOs) to capture the IBA Junior Middleweight World Championship. (photos by Emily Harney)
Fringe junior middleweight contender Greg Vendetti won a hard-fought unanimous decision over Alan Zavala Friday night at Melrose Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. The fight was Vendetti’s first since his second round knockout loss to contender Michel Soro on Dec. 8. Vendetti had won his previous 16 bouts.