This weekend, the boxing world is entering a new change with two great anticipated title matches. Saul Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga will clash on the main card for the WBC, WBA, and WBO super middleweight titles. On the same day, Erislandy Lara will clash against Danny Garcia to defend his WBA World middleweight title. This fight generated quite a buzz among fans and followers about both fighters and their capability in this fight. Both fighters are ready to make great legacies with their fight. Danny Garcia can bolster the International Boxing Hall of Fame if he wins this fight. As for Erislandy Lara, who has a long and structured career, this fight can strengthen his record and legacy. As fans hold great expectations for this 12-round match, Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia will clash on September 14, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While every boxing match creates great hype among fans, you can explore more details and information about boxing from our website.
Erislandy Lara Santoya is a Cuban-American professional boxer born on April 11, 1983. While holding an excellent record in their boxing career, Lara has been the WBA middleweight champion since 2021. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, the WBA light middleweight title and the IBO light middleweight title. In May 2022, Lara was ranked as the world’s fifth-best active middleweight boxer by BoxRec. Looking into his amateur career, Lara did his best and became the Cuban national amateur team captain. He won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2005 World Championships. Also, Lara succeeded in the Cuban national championship for three consecutive years, from 2005 to 2007. He learned more even in the defeat against world champion Lorenzo Aragon during his amateur career. In 2005, Lara competed in the World Cup under Welterweight and won the silver medal. In 2009, Lara was ready to make his professional career and took his first step.
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Through ESPN, on January 1, 2009, Erislandy Lara debuted against Rodrigo Aguiar and won via Technical Knockout in the first round. On November 27, 2010, Lara faced Tim Connors for the WBA Fedelatin light middleweight vacant title. While fans held great expectations of him, without disappointment, Lara gave a great show and won the title by defeating his opponent via Technical Knockout. While he was in his rampaging period and had never faced a loss in his professional career, Lara faced a tie in a fight against Carlos Molina. Following it, he faced his first loss in his fight against Paul Williams on July 9, 2011. This loss disrupted his momentum, and Lara went back on his heavy training with great determination. Later, on April 20, 2012, Lara won against Ronald Hearns via Technical knockout, showing his strength and power. Then, on May 1, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, Lara had his bout against Thomas LaManna for the WBA Middleweight vacant title and won via Knockout. This match gave him a great spotlight in boxing and showed his talent. In the continuous matches for the title, Lara retained his title without any flaws. In this upcoming Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia hold high anticipation among fans.
Danny Oscar Garcia is an American professional boxer born on March 20, 1988. Garcia also had world championships in two weight classes, including unified WBA, WBC, and Lineal light welterweight titles. Garcia was introduced to boxing through his father and entered Philadelphia’s Harrowgate Boxing Club at ten years old. Later, he finished his amateur career with 107 wins and 13 losses and prepared to enter the professional career. From an early age, Garcia constantly desired to become the next great Puerto Rican fighter and give his credit to his parents. Also, he was the U.S. National Champion in 2006 and 2005. His other achievements include winning the Under-19 national championship and becoming the Tammer Tournament champion. On November 17, 2007, Danny Garcia made his professional debut with a bout against Mike Denby at Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. Garcia dominated his opponent in this fight and won via Knockout in the first round. His bold move of showing power without hesitation made him win this fight.
Then, in his continuous professional career, Garcia never faced a loss against his opponent. On December 2, 2009, for the WBC Youth Intercontinental light welterweight title, Garcia fought against Enrique Colin. In the second round, with a great fight, Garcia won against his opponent via Knockout and won the title. Then he faced Jorge Romero on July 30, 2010, for the vacant WBC Youth Interim welterweight title. The fight was so intense that both fighters never intended to let the other win. In the end, Garcia became the winner by overpowering his opponent and winning a Technical Knockout. On March 4, 2017, Garcia fought Keith Thurman to defend his title. Ultimately, Garcia faced his first defeat in his professional career via a Split decision. Then, he faced many bouts with many fighters and held wins and losses around him. On September 14, 2024, Danny Garcia will face Erislandy Lara for the WBA middleweight title at T-Mobile Arena. Fans eagerly anticipate this Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia clash between two well-experienced fighters and wait to see who will emerge victorious and claim the title.
Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia: Event Details
Main Event: Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia
Date: September 14, 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m. PT | 5:30 a.m. IST (Next Day)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Where to Watch Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia?
You can watch Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia on AMAZON, DAZN, and PPV.COM.
Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia Fight Card
Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga (For Alvarez’s WBC, WBA, and WBO super middleweight titles)
Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia (For Lara’s WBA world middleweight title)
Caleb Plant vs Trevor McCumby (Super middleweight)
Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes (Super lightweight)
Stephen Fulton vs Carlos Castro (Featherweight)
Erislandy Lara Stats and Bio
Nationality: Cuban/American
Age: 41
Height: 5’9”
Reach: 75.5”
Total Fights: 36
Record: 30-3-3 (18 KOs)
Danny Garcia Stats and Bio
Nationality: American
Age: 36
Height: 5’9”
Reach: 68.5”
Total Fights: 40
Record: 37-3 (21 KOs)
Prediction
Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia
Erislandy Lara will be defending his title in this bout against Danny Garcia. Lara faced 36 fights in the past record and won 30 with his excellent talent in the ring. His 30 wins were split by 18 via knockout and 12 via decision. Even his three lost matches ended up via decision, and he never lost by knockout. Erislandy Lara is known for his exceptional ring IQ and high technical ability. Because of his talent, Lara can face a stronger opponent than him and win without any trouble. Also, he has great footwork, which allows him to avoid attacks and control the fight’s pace. Lara has great experience with many fights, won against his opponents with great patience, and used the time to land precise punches to win the bout. Compared with his opponent, Lara may be lower in power punches but always plays defensively, which gives him a great advantage. As for his weaknesses, Lara can face some disadvantages due to his age, which can disrupt his quick mobility. It will lead to a weakness against younger and quick-foot opponents. Also, in recent years, Lara has faced quite inconsistent performance, which can be notable in this match. Still, many fans are cheering for their favorite fighter and expecting great from this Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia bout.
Danny Garcia will fight in this match against Erislandy Lara for the WBA middleweight title. He had 40 fights in his professional career with 3 losses. Garcia won 37 bouts, 21 via knockouts and 16 via decision. His three last fights ended with a decision, which shows his strength and determination inside the ring to continue his fight to win. Garcia uses the Orthodox stance in his fights, which has an advantage over his opponent, Erislandy Lara, who uses a Southpaw stance. Looking into his strengths, Garcia is known for his power punches. He holds a high knockout ratio in his winning matches and uses precise punches to take his opponent down. Even though he takes attacks from his opponent, Garcia is durable enough to stand in tough fights. Like Lara, Garcia has a long career and faces multiple title matches in his way, which gives him good experience and confidence inside the ring. Even though he holds a high ring IQ and a talented ability to win, Garcia has some weaknesses, as he often has less mobility inside the ring, which disadvantages him when fighting faster fighters. He takes a less defensive stance against his opponent and uses all his power to knock out his opponents. It makes him vulnerable for counterattacks. While both fighters hold great advantages and disadvantages in their fight, this Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia match will surely have high expectations among boxing fans. Still, knowing how talented Danny Garcia is in bouts, defeating his opponent is tough, and Erislandy Lara have a high chance of winning this fight via decision.
The Pick: Erislandy Lara via Decision.