Who won Lara vs Lugo?
Mauricio Lara drew with Daniel Lugo by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca.
The scorecards were announced as as 96-95, 95-95, 95-95, meaning it was a majority draw.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrian Curiel's and Sivenathi Nontshinga's clash for the IBF World Junior Flyweight championship.
Lara vs Lugo stats
Back in February 2024, Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Daniel Lugo made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Lara had a slight advantage in power over Lugo, with a 73% knockout percentage over Lugo's 67%.
Mauricio Lara was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.
Both Mauricio Lara & Daniel Lugo fought out of an orthodox stance.
Lara's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Lugo's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months later than Lugo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Lugo's 152.
Mauricio Lara went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC and 5 by the WBO at featherweight.
Lara vs Lugo form
Mauricio Lara had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Leigh Wood on May 27, 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Leigh Wood on February 18, 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Sanmartin on October 22, 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico.
Before that, he had won against Emilio Sanchez on March 5, 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.
He had drawn with Josh Warrington on September 4, 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Activity check
Lara's last 5 fights come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.
What time did Lara vs Lugo start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Mexico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Lara vs Lugo?
Lara vs Lugo was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Lara vs Lugo?
Mauricio Lara was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Lugo made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.
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