Lara vs Foreman

Who won Lara vs Foreman?

Erislandy Lara beat Yuri Foreman by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, January 13th, 2017, at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah.

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 vacant WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Lara vs Foreman stats

Back in January 2017, Erislandy Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 2  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yuri Foreman made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lara had a large advantage in power over Foreman, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Foreman's 29%.

Erislandy Lara was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Foreman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lara. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Erislandy Lara fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yuri Foreman was an orthodox fighter.

Lara was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 5 months later than Foreman, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Foreman's 228.

Yuri Foreman was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Lara vs Foreman form

Lara had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Delvin Rodriguez on June 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Before that, he had won against Ishe Smith on December 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on July 12, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Foreman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lara vs Foreman?

Erislandy Lara was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Yuri Foreman made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.