
Lara To Canelo: What About Golovkin? Was He Too Boring?
WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) has come ripping back at Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs).
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WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) has come ripping back at Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs).

In July 2014, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) won a close twelve round split decision over Erislandy Lara at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since their fight, there have been a wide variety of opinions with some observers crediting Canelo with a solid win, others believing Lara was robbed, and some viewing the fight as a draw.

WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) was shocked, like everyone else, when Friday's announcement came down that Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) had reached an agreement to defend his WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight titles against Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs), who holds the IBF world title at welterweight.

Demetrius Andrade wants to have a world title around his waist before he goes on to fight the winner of a bout between World Boxing Council titleholder Jermell Charlo and Charles Hatley.

Last weekend, Demetrius Andrade (23-0, 16KOs) impressively stopped Willie Nelson in the 12th round at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in what was his televised debut on Showtime. So what's next for the former WBO junior middleweight belt-holder?

Demetrius Andrade didn’t waste any time making it clear what he wants to do after fighting Willie Nelson on June 11. Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs), who’ll encounter Cleveland’s Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOs) in a 12-rounder Showtime will televise from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, said during a conference call Tuesday that he plans to beat both Charlo twins for their 154-pound championships before pursuing a fight against fellow southpaw Erislandy Lara.

WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) is ready and waiting to get a crack at WBC/WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).

To an extent, Ronnie Shields understands Gennady Golovkin’s reluctance to fight Erislandy Lara. What Shields, Lara’s trainer, doesn’t understand is why boxing fans and media make it sound as if no one around the middleweight limit wants to fight Golovkin when Lara clearly does. Shields is confident the skilled Cuban southpaw could present problems for Golovkin most of his opponents have been unable to offer.

On Saturday evening, WBA/IBO super welterweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13KOs) successfully defended his titles against Vanes Martirosyan at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

HOUSTON, TX - WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight Champion, Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) is focused on breaking the record for most consecutive world title defenses at 154-pounds if he can't land a big fight. The record, which was set by Gianfranco Rosi with 11 defenses of the IBF title, has stood strong since January of 1993.