Lara vs Hurd

Who won Lara vs Hurd?

Jarrett Hurd beat Erislandy Lara by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 7th April 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 113-114, 113-114 in favor of winner Jarrett Hurd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the IBF & WBA belts on the line.

Lara vs Hurd stats

Back in April 2018, Erislandy Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jarrett Hurd made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Hurd had advantage in power over Lara, with a 71% knock out percentage over Lara's 56%.

Erislandy Lara was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Hurd had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lara. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Erislandy Lara fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jarrett Hurd was an orthodox fighter.

Lara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Hurd, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 80 more professional rounds, 236 to Hurd's 156.

Lara vs Hurd form

Lara had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Terrell Gausha on 14th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Yuri Foreman on 13th January 2017 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vanes Martirosyan on 21st May 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Jan Zaveck on 25th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah.

He had defeated Delvin Rodriguez on 12th June 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Jarrett Hurd had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Austin Trout on 14th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Alabama.

Before that, he had beat Jorge Cota on 12th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

He had won against Oscar Molina on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jarrett Hurd had been fighting more than Erislandy Lara.

Going to this contest, Erislandy Lara had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Jarrett Hurd's last outing had been 5 months and 24 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Hurd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Hurd start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs Hurd?

Lara vs Hurd was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lara vs Hurd?

Erislandy Lara was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Jarrett Hurd made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.