Alvarez vs Lara

Who won Alvarez vs Lara?

Canelo Alvarez beat Erislandy Lara by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 12th, 2014, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Alvarez vs Lara stats

Back in July 2014, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Erislandy Lara made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Canelo had a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 63%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Lara had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Canelo Alvarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Erislandy Lara was a southpaw.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Lara, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 263 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Lara's 245.

Activity check

Canelo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Lara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Lara?

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