Lara vs O'Sullivan

Who won Lara vs O’Sullivan?

Erislandy Lara beat Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jesus Ramos defeated Lucas Santamaria, and Luis Arias was victorious over Jimmy Williams.

Lara vs O’Sullivan stats

Back in May 2022, Erislandy Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested O'Sullivan had an advantage in power over Lara, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 57%.

Erislandy Lara was the older man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

O'Sullivan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lara.

Erislandy Lara fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan was an orthodox fighter.

Lara's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to O'Sullivan's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 months later than O'Sullivan, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to O'Sullivan's 167.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Lara vs O’Sullivan form

Lara had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Greg Vendetti on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ramon Alvarez on August 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had drawn with Brian Carlos Castano on March 2, 2019, by split draw in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had been beaten by Jarrett Hurd on April 7, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

O'Sullivan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jaime Munguia on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to David Lemieux on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Berlin Abreu on May 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Antoine Douglas on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada.

He had defeated Jaime Barboza on September 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erislandy Lara had been fighting more than Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

Going into this contest, Erislandy Lara had last fought 1 year and 27 days ago, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 17 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

O'Sullivan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs O’Sullivan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs O’Sullivan?

Lara vs O’Sullivan was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Lara vs O’Sullivan?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Lara vs O’Sullivan.