Lara vs Williams

When is Lara vs Williams?

Erislandy Lara could fight Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams in Summer 2026 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Lara would be making his 4th defense of the WBA World Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Thomas Lamanna in May 2021. He has held this belt for 4 years, 6 months and 7 days.

Lara vs Williams stats

Erislandy Lara would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Williams would have a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 61%.

Erislandy Lara is the older man by 13 years, at 42 years old.

Williams has a height advantage of 2 inches over Lara. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Erislandy Lara and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams fight out of a southpaw stance.

Lara is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 129 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Williams' 116.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring in the 160lb division.

Lara vs Williams form

Lara has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Danny Garcia on September 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Michael Zerafa on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Thomas Lamanna on May 1, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had won against Greg Vendetti on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California.

Williams has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Ivan Vazquez on July 19, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Patrice Volny on March 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gian Garrido on November 9, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Hamzah Sheeraz on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Armel Mbumba Yassa on February 3, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams has been fighting more than Erislandy Lara.

Erislandy Lara last fought 1 year, 8 months and 9 days ago, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams' last outing was 10 months and 4 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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