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Ronnie Shields, trainer for former world champion Erislandy Lara, was not happy with the scoring of Saturday's fight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In a high stakes unification for the IBF, WBA, IBO junior middleweight titles, Jarrett Hurd used a 12th-round knockdown to secure a split-decision victory over Lara to unify the three sanctioning belts.
Jarrett Hurd was surprised Erislandy Lara didn’t move more Saturday night. Hurd figured he’d have a tougher time tracking down the typically elusive Lara in what developed into a extremely competitive, compelling 154-pound title unification fight in Las Vegas. The smaller, left-handed Lara – known as one boxing’s best technicians – often stood and traded with the bigger, stronger Hurd, who won a 12-round split decision to remain undefeated.
On Saturday night, Jarrett Hurd unified the IBF, IBO, WBA junior middleweight titles with a twelve round split decision win over longtime division ruler Erislandy Lara at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Jarrett Hurd unified boxing's junior middleweight division by knocking down Cuba's Erislandy Lara in the 12th round to earn a stunning spit decision victory on Saturday. The undefeated American is now the WBA, IBF and IBO 154-pound champion as he scored a shocking win over Lara, who suffered his first loss in over three years.
Hurd, Lara Fight Photos Gallery - LAS VEGAS - Jarrett Hurd unified the 154-pound division with a 12-round split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara in an all-action fight Saturday on SHOWTIME before a sold out crowd of 2,579 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Hurd vs. Lara Official Scorecards - Jarrett Hurd used a 12th-round knockdown to secure a split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara and unify the IBF and WBA junior middleweight world titles on Saturday night. Two judges scored the fight 114-113 for Hurd, while the third judge had Lara winning the fight by the same 114-113 scorecard.
Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs), who entered as IBF Champion, dethroned WBA, IBO Champion in just the seventh unification in division history. The difference in the Fight of the Year candidate was a short left hook that floored Lara in the final minute of the fight. Had the 27-year-old Hurd not scored the knockdown, the fight would have been ruled a majority draw.
By Keith Idec - Jarrett Hurd got the knockdown he needed to beat Erislandly Lara with just 37 seconds left in their highly competitive 154-pound title unification fight Saturday night in Las Vegas. That knockdown gave Hurd a 114-113 edge on the scorecards of judges Glenn Feldman and Dave Morretti and a split-decisio...
Lara, Hurd Scorecard BoxingScene - World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in for their 154-pound world title unification this Saturday, April 7 live on SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Chris Farina).
Jarrett Hurd (last 5 fights) threw 21 more punches per round than Erislandy Lara (last 10 fights) and landed 10 more per round. Hurd also landed 44.3% of his power punches, throwing nearly as many power shots per round as Lara threw total punches.