On Friday, January 13, 2017, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) returns to the ring against Yuri Foreman (24-2, 10 KOs) to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida.
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) returns to the ring against Yuri Foreman (24-2, 10 KOs) to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida. Then, on Saturday, January 14, 2017, Badou Jack (20-0-1, 12 KOs) will take on James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs) to unify the WBC and IBF titles at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Super welterweight world champion Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) will take on former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs) in a world title showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Spike on Friday, January 13 from Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami.
This year, two great matchups were on the verge of finalization--a welterweight title unification between Kell Brook and Jessie Vargas, and Chris Eubank Jr. challenging middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin.
WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight Champion, Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) is focused on breaking the record for most consecutive world title defenses at 154-pounds if he can't land a big fight.
In an evening filled with championship bouts, Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) faced off against Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) in a rematch from their 2012 fight which ended in a draw--a decision that has been a thorn in sides of both fighters.
Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara successfully defended his WBA Super Welterweight Championship with a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision.
Check out weigh-in results for the Saturday, May 21, 2016 Showtime Championship tripleheader.
Fight week kicked off Wednesday with media workouts at the UNLV Boxing Gym for the six fighters competing in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights this Saturday, May 21 from The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Join RBRBoxing on Saturday, May 21 for up-to-the-minute results for Showtime Championship Boxing's tripleheader, which includes Erislandy Lara vs. Vanes Martirosyan, Jermall Charlo vs. Austin Trout and Jermell Charlo vs. John Jackson.
BoxNation will air a world title tripleheader exclusively live this weekend as the light-middleweight division takes centre stage.
WBA Super Welterweight title holder Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) is set to defend his strap in a rematch against Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday, May 21 from The Chelsea, inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is a monster of a fighter and a threat to anyone in the middleweight division. Golovkin demolished his opponent Dominic Wade this past Saturday night and now stands at 35-0, 32 KOs.
The 154-pound division will take center stage on Saturday, May 21 in a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring three world title fights in the same division.
Erislandy Lara called out Gennady Golovkin on Twitter noting that he is "ready, willing, and able to fight."
