Warrington vs Lara II

Who won Warrington vs Lara II?

Mauricio Lara drew with Josh Warrington by technical draw in their 1 round contest on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced , 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

Back in September 2021, Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Lara had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Warrington's 23%.

Mauricio Lara was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Both Mauricio Lara and Josh Warrington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 11 months later than Warrington, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 128 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Warrington's 290.

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

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mauricio Lara on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sofiane Takoucht on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kid Galahad on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had beaten Carl Frampton on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Lee Selby on May 19, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

Activity check

Lara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 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 began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

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.