Who won Warrington vs Lara II?
Mauricio Lara drew with Josh Warrington by technical draw in their 1 round contest on Saturday 4th September 2021 at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
The scorecards were announced as , meaning it was a technical draw.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).
Also, on the undercard Conor Benn was victorious over Adrian Granados, Jovanni Straffon lost to Maxi Hughes and Katie Taylor defeated Jennifer Han.
Warrington vs Lara II stats
Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Josh Warrington made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Lara had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boosting at 70% knock out percentage over Warrington's 23%.
Mauricio Lara was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.
Both Mauricio Lara & Josh Warrington fought out of an orthodox stance.
Lara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 year and 11 months later than Warrington, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 124 less professional rounds, 137 to Warrington's 261.
Mauricio Lara went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.
Josh Warrington was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 126lb division.
Warrington vs Lara II form
Mauricio Lara had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Leigh Wood on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Jose Sanmartin on 22nd October 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had won against Emilio Sanchez on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.
Before that, he had drawn with Josh Warrington on 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.
He had beat Josh Warrington on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Warrington 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 defeated Kiko Martinez on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Sofiane Takoucht on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.
He had won against Kid Galahad on 15th June 2019 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mauricio Lara had been fighting more than Josh Warrington.
Going to this contest, Mauricio Lara had last fought 3 months and 24 days ago, while Josh Warrington's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 16 days ago.
Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.
What time did Warrington vs Lara II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Warrington vs Lara II?
The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Warrington vs Lara II?
Mauricio Lara was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Josh Warrington made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.