By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) has sealed his fate by agreeing to fight #3 WBC Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) in a World Boxing Council ordered WBC 154 pound elimination bout with the winner to become the mandatory challenger to WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.
Erislandy Lara
WBC orders Lara vs. Martirosyan 154lb final elimination bout
By Allan Fox: In what will likely be a futile effort on the World Boxing Council’s part, they have ordered a final elimination bout for Erislany Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) and Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) to decide the mandatory challenger for WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.
Josesito Lopez and Erislandy Lara sign with Al Haymon
By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweight contender Josesito Lopez and junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara have both reportedly signed with powerful adviser Al Haymon in hopes of it helping their career in terms of getting bigger fighters and bigger paydays.
Erislandy Lara looks too good for Canelo Alvarez
By Dan Ambrose: After watching Cuban junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) school Freddy Hernandez last Saturday night by a 10 round unanimous decision, I give WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) zero chance of beating Lara if he and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions decides to pick him for Alvarez’s next fight on September 15th. The chances of that happening are quite low.
Lara likely won’t get Canelo bout even if he destroys Hernandez on Saturday
(Photo: Casino/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KO’s) is pretty much in a no win situation when it comes to trying to get a title shot against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, because his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions aren’t interested in matching Alvarez up with the tough as nails Lara.
Erislandy Lara likely to be ignored by Saul Alvarez for a long time to come
By Dan Ambrose: Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (16-1, 11 KO’s) no doubt would love the opportunity to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0, 29 KO’s) on September 15th in a Showtime televised pay-per-view bout.
Erislandy Lara-Freddy Hernandez on June 30th in Indio, CA
By Reynaldo Sanchez: The battle Lara-Hernández was signed and they will face on June 30th, reported by the team of the Cuban Lara. The super welterweight Cuban #1 contender in the World Boxing Council (WBC) Erislandy “The Gold of Guantánamo” Lara 16-1-1 (11 KO’s), prepares to face the Mexican Freddy “The Rail” Hernández 30-2-0 (20 KO’s) in a scheduled ten round bout on June 30th at the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California.
Martirosyan turns down Lara bout in WBC 154 pound eliminator
By Sean McDaniel: #1 WBC 154 pound contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) has essentially thrown away any chance of him getting a title shot against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez after reportedly turning down a World Boxing Council 154 pound final eliminator bout against #3 contender Erislandy Lara.
WBC orders an 154 eliminator between Lara and Martirosyan
By Allan Fox: The World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman ordered an 154 pound eliminator bout between #1 WBC Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) and #3 WBC Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KO’s). The winner of the Lara-Martirosyan fight will be the mandatory challenger of the May 5th clash between WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez and 40-year-old challenger Shane Mosley.
Jermain Taylor knocked down by Caleb Truax, but still wins fight; Lara defeats Hearns
(Photo Credit: Craig Bennett/SHOWTIME) By Jim Dower: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (30-4-1, 18 KO’s) showed tonight in his second fight of his comeback that his chin hasn’t gotten any better during his two years out of the ring, as Taylor was knocked down int he 9th round against little known 2nd tier middleweight Caleb Truax (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) in winning a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi.