Lara vs Lugo

Who won Lara vs Lugo?

Mauricio Lara drew with Daniel Lugo by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 16th, 2024, at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca.

The scorecards were announced as 96-95, 95-95, 95-95, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrian Curiel's and Sivenathi Nontshinga's clash for the IBF World Junior Flyweight championship.

Lara vs Lugo stats

Back in February 2024, Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Lugo made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lara had a slight advantage in power over Lugo, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Lugo's 67%.

Mauricio Lara was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Both Mauricio Lara and Daniel Lugo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months later than Lugo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Lugo's 152.

Mauricio Lara went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at featherweight.

Lara vs Lugo form

Mauricio Lara had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Leigh Wood on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Leigh Wood on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Sanmartin on October 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Emilio Sanchez on March 5, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

He had drawn with Josh Warrington on September 4, 2021, by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Lugo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Mexico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs Lugo?

Lara vs Lugo was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lara vs Lugo?

Mauricio Lara was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Lugo made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.