Lara vs Eubank Jr

When is Lara vs Eubank Jr?

Erislandy Lara could face the challenge of Chris Eubank Jr in Summer 2025 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 vs Eubank Jr 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.

Chris Eubank Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Eubank Jr would have an advantage in power over Lara, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 61%.

Erislandy Lara is the older man by 6 years, at 41 years old.

Eubank Jr has a height advantage of 2 inches over Lara. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Erislandy Lara fights out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Eubank Jr is an orthodox fighter.

Lara is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Eubank Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 11 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Eubank Jr's 234.

Erislandy Lara goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at middleweight.

Chris Eubank Jr is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 3 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the 160lb division.

Lara vs Eubank Jr 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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Kamil Szeremeta on October 12, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Liam Smith on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Liam Williams on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

He had won against Wanik Awdijan on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Eubank Jr has been fighting more than Erislandy Lara.

Erislandy Lara last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Chris Eubank Jr's last outing was 8 months and 9 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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