Lara Wants Cotto, Canelo or Martinez After Angulo

By Ryan Burton

On June 8th an interesting fight in the  junior middleweight division will take place. Contenders Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo will square off in Carson, CA as the co-feature to the Marcos Maidana-Erislandy Lara Showtime televised main event.
 
Lara spoke to us about the fight on BoxingScene Radio and said that he is excited to be on such a big fight card.

"It motivates me to put on a great show. I know that this is a big event and a big fight for me and I plan on putting on a great show," Lara stated.

The winner of the fight should have several intriguing fights available. Lara has faced names such as Paul Williams, Vanes Martirosyan, and Carlos Molina but has so far been unsuccessful in landing the biggest names in the junior middleweight or middleweight division.  That could all change with a win on June 8th. 

"I am focused on this fight. If I win the fight then I will be ready for whoever they put in front of me. If Canelo is next then great or if Cotto is next but I need to take care of this fight first," Lara told BoxingScene Radio while insisting that he wasn't looking past Angulo. 

"I would love to fight Canelo or Cotto or even move up to 160 pounds to fight Sergio Martinez. I just want the big fights but first things first. I need to take care of June 8th."

You can listen to the interview in its entirety by clicking here: http://tobtr.com/s/4767529

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