Photos: Behind The Scenes at The ShoBox Tripleheader
BoxingScene.com's Chris Robinson goes behind the scenes at Saturday night's ShoBox tripleheader from Fantasy Spings Casino in Indio, California.
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ShoStats: Lara Lands 64% of His Power on Hernandez
Erislandy Lara landed 64% of his power shots, rearranging the face of the game Freddy Hernandez, who averaged 71 punches thrown per round.
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Bundrage Jinxes Spinks Again; Russell, Lara Win
By Jake Donovan - Cornelius Bundrage defends his alphabet 154 lb. title against Cory Spinks in the Showtime-televised main event Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The bout is a rematch to their Aug. ’10 clash, in which Bundrage violently annexed the belt with a sixth round stoppage. In the televised opener, Erislandy Lara banged out a unanimous decision win over Freddy Hernandez (30-3-1, 20KO). Scores were 95-94, 98-91 and 99-90 in favor of Lara (17-1-1, 11KO), who busted up Hernandez’ face with sharp punching throughout. Lara was docked a point in round eight for a cut-inducing headbutt.
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CompuBox Historical Review: Lara vs. Hernandez Clash
Junior middleweight contender Freddy Hernandez threw more power shots per round that Erislandy Lara did total punches. Lara hits harder and has faced the much tougher opposition.
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Lara: Canelo is Afraid of Me, Scared To Get Exposed
Erislandy Lara would love to challenge Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas. The Cuban southpaw just isn’t optimistic about getting that opportunity. Lara, who’ll face Freddy Hernandez in a 10-round junior middleweight match Saturday night in Indio, Calif., expects his representatives at Golden Boy Promotions to pick another opponent for the unbeaten WBC super welterweight champion.
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Photos/Weights: Bundrage-Spinks, Lara, Russell, More
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California. The weights are in for Saturday's Showtime televised tripleheader. Photos by: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME and Fantasy Spings.
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Junior Middleweight Mix: What About Erislandy Lara?
By Cliff Rold - When a division gets hot, the payoff is extraordinary for fans. They get good fights, they get big fights, and sometimes they get both at the same time. When a single promoter dominates the landscape of a hot weight class, the thrills can keep on coming. Right now, Jr. Middleweight is hot. Golden Boy Promotions has a big piece of the 154 lb. real estate. The biggest financial draw in the sport, Floyd Mayweather, continues to do business with them and currently holds a belt (WBA) in class. One of the fastest rising financial stars, WBC titlist Saul Alvarez, also resides under their umbrella. All action banger James Kirkland also calls Golden Boy home. Golden Boy also promotes the man who could be king. What about him? 29-year old 2005 Amateur World Champion Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KO) hasn’t always had the same buzz as fellow Cuban expatriates Yuriorkis Gamboa and Guillermo Rigondeaux. Of the three, he should have the single most impressive victory. Given the chance to prove it, he might be the best fighter at Jr. Middleweight right now. Last July, just months after a tough night in a draw against the cagey Carlos Molina, Lara had what should have been his breakthrough moment. For twelve rounds, he beat the brakes off former two-division titlist Paul Williams, producing a clinic of powerful left hand punching. At the end, it was Williams who had his hand raised in victory and the howls of those who witnessed the verdict were heard in the halls of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission. Not a single one of the judges that night, not Donald Givens (116-114 Williams), not Hilton Whitaker (115-114 Williams), not Al Bennett (114-114), has judged a professional boxing match since. All were placed on indefinite suspension following the controversial verdict.
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Bundrage-Spinks, Lara Quotes; Orozco vs. Cruz Clash
LOS ANGELES - "The Simple Man" will be back on June 30 when highly touted junior welterweight standout Antonio Orozco heads up the undercard leading up to the special Saturday night edition of ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
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Freddy Hernandez Vows To Derail Lara's Canelo Dreams
This Saturday, June 30, at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., Gary Shaw Productions' hard hitting Junior Middleweight contender, Freddy Hernandez (30-2, 20 KOs) and Golden Boy Promotions' Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KOs) will go toe-to-toe in a 10-round bout.
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Canelo-Lara: Expert Poll Discussing The Fight, Outcome
Boxingscene.com put together a poll about a possible showdown between junior middleweight Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11KOs) and undefeated WBC champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (40-0-1, 9KOs). Eight of our selected experts picked Lara to win, with four picking Canelo and eight others believe the fight is a 50-50 encounter. Canelo returns on September 15th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The opponent has not been finalized. Lara has been calling for the opportunity.
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