Video: Erislandy Lara Discusses His Draw With Vanes
Ryan Burton catches up with junior middleweight Erislandy Lara to discuss his eight round technical draw with Vanes Martirosyan.
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Erislandy Lara: I'm Ready To Rematch Vanes Tomorrow!
Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11KOs) was frustrated with last night's technical decision draw against Vanes Martirosyan. The fight was stopped by the ringside doctor after a deep gash was opened up above Martirosyan's left eye after both fighter's heads collided early in the 9th round. Lara said that the clash of heads was accidental.
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CompuBox Stats: Vanes Martirosyan vs. Erislandy Lara
Erislandy Lara had a 13-punch edge in power shots landed vs. Vanes Martirosyan, who came forward enough to impress two judges.
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Ariza Puzzled With Judge Who Scored For Erislandy Lara
Last night, inside of the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, junior middleweight contenders Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara fought to a technical-draw verdict that left much to be desired. After a little more than nine rounds of action, an accidental head butt resulted in a nasty gash above Martirosyan’s left eye that saw the fight go to the scorecards. Judge Richard Ocasio favored Lara 87-84, while Jerry Roth saw the bout in Martirosyan’s favor 86-85, with Dave Moretti’s 86-86 tally leaving no room for a winner.
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Photo: Vanes' Nasty Cut From Bad Clash of Heads
Las Vegas,Nevada --- Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (pictured) and Erislandy “El Oro del Guantanamo” Lara fight to a technical draw stoppage in the 9th round because of an accidental head butt to Martirosyan, Saturday at Wynn Las Vegas. Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank
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Vanes Martirosyan, Erislandy Lara Fight To Technical Draw
By Jake Donovan - A headbutt cut short the super welterweight eliminator between Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara, just 0:26 into round nine. Even with the round scored, the bout still resulted in a technical split decision draw. Scores were 86-85 Martirosyan, 87-84 Lara and 86-86 even. The bout was to determine the mandatory challenger to unbeaten titlist Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. A rematch will presumably be ordered, which means yet another optional defense for Alvarez, who has managed to avoid any semblance of a tough challenge since being given the belt last March.
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CompuBox Historical Review: Vanes vs. Lara Clash
Neither fighter burns up the CompuBox computer. Erislandy Lara hits harder and plays better than Vanes Martirosyan - Lara's last four opponents landed just 21% of their punches and 25% of their power shots. Lara landed nearly half of his power shots.
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Arum To Vanes: Beat Lara, I Promise I'll Get You Canelo!
Vanes Martirosyan is about a 3-1 underdog entering his fight against Erislandy Lara tonight in Las Vegas. That perceived disadvantage leaves little room for Martirosyan to make the mistake of overlooking Lara. The 2004 American Olympian is well aware, however, of what could await him if he is able to win what must be considered the biggest fight of his seven-year pro career. The Armenian-born boxer from Glendale, Calif., could secure a shot at unbeaten WBC 154-pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez if he can conquer one of the most skillful southpaws in boxing in their 12-round, WBC elimination match (HBO; 9:45 p.m. ET/PT).
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Video: Vanes, Lara Nearly Rumble at The Weigh-In
Ryan Burton catches the official weigh-in for the HBO televised doubleheader at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Watch the tense weigh-in between junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara, and featherweights Mikey Garcia and Jonathan Barros make weight.
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Vanes Eyes Knockout: I Don't Think Lara's Chin is Good!
Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0) raised some eyebrows when he appeared on The Boxing Lab a few months ago and told us that he felt he would break Erislandy Lara's (17-1-1) ribs with a body shot if they were to meet in the ring. On this week's edition of BoxingScene's official audio show, Martirosyan said that he made those comments because he wanted to make sure that Lara would agree to face him. Martirosyan has gotten his wish and the two up and upcomers will square off on Saturday in Las Vegas in a fight televised by HBO.
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