Erislandy Lara: record, next fight and profile →
Erislandy Lara Video Interview - World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference 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)
Jarrett Hurd Video Interview - World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference 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)
WBA, IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara is in full agreement with unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin - when it comes to the subject of Canelo Alvarez and his positive drug tests for clenbuterol. Back in February, Canelo came up positive for clenbuterol in two separate drug tests.
Jarrett Hurd hasn’t reacted to any of the predictions Erislandy Lara has made during the promotion of their fight Saturday night. The Cuban southpaw has warned that he’ll knock out Hurd if the unbeaten IBF junior middleweight champion is as reckless defensively against him as Hurd was when Hurd became the first fighter to stop Austin Trout in his last bout.
IBO, WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara will be looking to put on a boxing clinic when he steps in the ring with IBF champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd in a title unification from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Lara is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Terrell Gausha in October. Hurd was on the same card and defeated former champion Austin Trout when Trout's corner stopped the fight in the 10th round.
Lara, Hurd Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference 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)
Erislandy Lara isn’t the least bit concerned about Jarrett Hurd using Alfredo Angulo’s game plan against him Saturday night. Hurd has stated throughout the buildup toward their super welterweight title unification fight that he’ll apply pressure and attack Lara the way Angulo did during his eventual loss to Lara, and then some. That’s fine by Lara, who overcame knockdowns in the fourth and ninth rounds to stop Angulo in the 10th round of their 154-pound title fight in June 2013 in Carson, California.
In Las Vegas this Saturday, blazing young US gun Jarrett Hurd and wily Cuban wizard Erislandy Lara duel to unify the IBF, IBO and WBA Super-Welter belts. BoxNation, of course, shall be delivering the action live to your screens.
WBA/IBO super welterweight titlist Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) attempts to unify his belt against IBF belt-holder Jarret Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in what is the featured attraction on Showtime this Saturday night.
Erislandy Lara Photos Gallery - World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd began fight week with a media workout in Las Vegas Wednesday before their 154-pound world title unification that headlines action 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).