Lara vs Vendetti

Who won Lara vs Vendetti?

Erislandy Lara beat Greg Vendetti by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Erislandy Lara.

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 WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Lara vs Vendetti stats

Back in August 2020, Erislandy Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Greg Vendetti made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lara had a slight advantage in power over Vendetti, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Vendetti's 55%.

Erislandy Lara was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Erislandy Lara fought out of the southpaw stance, while Greg Vendetti was an orthodox fighter.

Lara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Vendetti, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 245 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Vendetti's 0.

Greg Vendetti was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Lara vs Vendetti 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 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, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Vendetti start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 AM EST / 8:30 AM PST at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States, which was around 4:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs Vendetti?

The FOX show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Lara vs Vendetti?

Erislandy Lara was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Greg Vendetti made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.