Erislandy Lara: record, next fight and profile →
A fight between junior middleweights Erislandy Lara and Ishe Smith is apparently taking place on May 2. Floyd Mayweather, who promotes Smith, talked about the matchup at Saturday's press conference announcing his own fight with Marcos Maidana on May 3. BoxingScene.com was told the event is potentially taking place at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, with FS1 televising.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara will be an interested party later tonight, when he sits ringside to watch Saul "Canelo" Alvarez trade leather with fellow Mexican Alfredo Angulo. Last June, Lara faced Angulo in a drama-filled fight. He was down twice before rallying in the tenth round to stop Angulo by way of an eye injury.
Ryan Burton catches up with veteran trainer Ronnie Shields to discuss Jermall Charlo's upcoming fight with IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina, which takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - as part of the Saul Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard, the recent win by Jermell Charlo over Gabe Rosado, Bryan Vera's decision loss to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and more.
Trainer Ronnie Shields informed BoxingScene.com that he would never allow his two fighters, Erislandy Lara and Jermall Charlo, to face each other in the ring. Shields was reacting to a recent story on BoxingScene.com, where Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer expressed his interest in matching Lara (19-1-2, 12KOs), the WBA's 'regular junior middleweight champion, in a unification fight against the winner of this Saturday's clash between IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6KOs) and Charlo (17-0, 13KOs).
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer advised BoxingScene.com that he would like to match WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12KOs) against the winner of this Saturday's fight between IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6KOs) and undefeated Jermall Charlo (17-0, 13KOs). Schaefer would like Lara to stay busy with an interim-fight and then potentially face the Molina-Charlo winner in the fall.
WBA interim-junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara reacted to the recent comments that were made by Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1, 30KOs), who said in his opinion Alfredo Angulo did not quit during the tenth round of last year battle with Lara. Angulo (22-3, 19KOs), who had Lara down twice in the fight, was unable to continue after suffering an eye injury in the tenth round - cause by a punch from Lara. Canelo will face Angulo this coming Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is preparing for his second pay per view event with him as the headlining fighter as he will take on the always tough Alfredo “Perro” Angulo on March 8th in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand. This will be the first of three schedule fights this year for Alvarez as he continues his mission to become one of boxing’s biggest superstars. Alvarez has admitted his first choice for his March 8th fight was Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto but unfortunately the fight didn’t materialize and Cotto is now close to closing a deal to fight Sergio Martinez in June.
WBA interim-junior middleweight champion Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara sent a statement in response to an earlier article on BoxingScene.com, where Saul "Canelo" Alvarez discussed the Cuban fighter's June 2013 TKO win over Alfredo Angulo. Canelo felt Angulo was on his way to beating Lara, until the Mexican fighter suffered an eye injury in the tenth round and couldn't continue. Lara had been down twice in the contest. On March 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Canelo will face Angulo in a high profile Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.
Ronnie Shields is familiar with both Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo; he was the trainer to Kermit Cintron when Cintron lost via technical knockout to Alvarez in November 2011, and he cornered Erislandy Lara for Lara’s win over Angulo in a back-and-forth battle in June 2013.
HOUSTON, TX - Cuban born star, Interim WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, Erislandy Lara, who now resides in Houston, TX, will take on the moniker "The American Dream". After escaping communist Cuba, Lara in now experiencing a life full of opportunity, and is very grateful to be living in the United States of America.