Lara vs Hurd

Who won Lara vs Hurd?

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

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 114-113 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, and 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 losses, and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Hurd had an advantage in power over Lara, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to 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, totaling 236 compared 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 beaten Terrell Gausha on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Yuri Foreman on January 13, 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 May 21, 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 beaten Jan Zaveck on November 25, 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 June 12, 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 October 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

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

He had won against Oscar Molina on June 25, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Jarrett Hurd made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.