Erislandy Lara: page 73

According reports in the Mexican media, Mexican junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo (22-2, 18KOs) will get a very tough test when he faces Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11KOs) of Cuba on June 8 at the Homde Depot Center in Carson, California. The match will be the Showtime televised co-feature to the welterweight encounter between Marcos Maidana and Josesito Lopez. The news was first reported by Gabriel Montoya of maxboxing.com.

Canelo vs. Lara Could Be Ordered Directly To Fight

Miguel Rivera

•Feb 13, 2013

According to World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman, there is a possibility that he might order a mandatory fight between WBC 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-0-1, 30KOs) and top contender Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11KOs). Lara fought Vanes Martirosyan in a final eliminator last November in Las Vegas. The fight ended in a nine round technical draw. The WBC ordered them to fight again, but Vanes passed on the fight. Now the WBC is deciding if they plan to order Lara fight another top contender in a final eliminator or skip that option and instead order a fight between Canelo and Lara.

Emanuele Della Rosa: I'm Ready To Face Erislandy Lara

Miguel Rivera

•Feb 11, 2013

The World Boxing Council advised BoxingScene.com a few days ago that WBC International champion Emanuele Della Rosa (31-1, 8KOs) will be the opponent for Erislandy Lara in a final junior middleweight eliminator. Della Rosa lost in 2009, by split decision, to middleweight Sebastian Zbik.

WBC: Vanes is Now Dropped From Lara Final Eliminator

WBC

•Jan 30, 2013

The WBC hereby confirms that it has removed Vanes Martirosyan from participating in the final elimination fight versus Erislandy Lara due to Mr. Martirosyan’s failure to agree to a bout date compliant with the WBC Rules & Regulations. The WBC will designate an alternative opponent to Mr. Lara in for the final elimination bout to determine the mandatory contender of the super welterweight division.

Vanes-Lara Rematch Purse Bid is Won By Golden Boy

Mike Coppinger

•Jan 11, 2013

According to sources, the WBC purse bid for the rematch between Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan was won by Golden Boy on Friday for $410,000. The rematch was mandated to decide the No. 1 contender to the 154-pound belt held by Saul "Canelo"Alvarez after their original WBC eliminator in Nov. ended in a technical draw.

Lara-Martirosyan Sells 1,826 Tickets, Does $130K Gate

David P. Greisman

•Nov 20, 2012

The Nov. 10 card featuring a main event of Erislandy Lara vs. Vanes Martirosyan had a total attendance of 2,243, with 1,826 tickets sold and 417 tickets given away for free, according to figures provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. A total of 889 tickets went unsold. The nine-fight card, held at Wynn Las Vegas and broadcast on HBO, brought in a total gate of $129,850.

WBC To Order a Second Helping of Vanes vs. Lara

Miguel Rivera

•Nov 12, 2012

The World Boxing Council is positioning to order a rematch of last Saturday's junior middleweight final eliminator between Vanes Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KOs) and Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11 KOs). The fight ended early after a clash of heads in the ninth round. Vanes sustained a severe cut above his left eye and was unable to continue. The judges scored a technical draw verdict, which left the WBC without a mandatory challenger to champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.