Lara vs Williams

When is Lara vs Williams?

Erislandy Lara could fight Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams in Summer 2026 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Lara would be making his 5th defense of the WBA World Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Thomas Lamanna in May 2021. He has held this belt for 4 years, 9 months and 14 days.

Lara vs Williams stats

Erislandy Lara would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Williams would have a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 59%.

Erislandy Lara is the older man by 13 years, at 42 years old.

Williams has a height advantage of 2 inches over Lara. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Erislandy Lara and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams fight out of a southpaw stance.

Lara is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 131 more professional rounds, totaling 257 compared to Williams' 126.

Erislandy Lara goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at middleweight.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams is currently ranked number 3 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring in the 160lb division.

Lara vs Williams form

Lara has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Johan Gonzalez on December 6, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Danny Garcia on September 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Zerafa on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against 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.

Williams has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Wendy Toussaint on January 31, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ivan Vazquez on July 19, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Patrice Volny on March 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had won against Gian Garrido on November 9, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

He had been beaten by Hamzah Sheeraz on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams has been fighting more than Erislandy Lara.

Erislandy Lara last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams' last outing was 3 months and 22 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 22 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

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