Jhonson-Gutierrez

By Jim Dower: In an all around disappointing fight, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KO’s) struggled to a 10 round majority draw with Mexican Carlos Molina (17-4-2, 5 KO’s) on Friday night at the Cosmopolitan Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 97-93 for Molina, 95-95 and 95-95.

While his compatriot, Erislandy Lara, may be getting the lion’s share of the limelight this Friday night in the main event at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, he may not even be the best Cuban light middleweight on the card.

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights will originate from Las Vegas, Nev. on March 25 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 where undefeated, junior middleweights Erislandy “El Oro del Guantanamo” Lara (15-0, 10 KO’s WBA #5, WBC #11) and Yudel Jhonson (9-0, 6 KO’s) are featured in 10-round co-main events. Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be [...]

By Jim Dower: This Friday night on March 25th, unbeaten junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (15-0, 10 KO’s0 will be taking on tough Mexican Carlos Molina (17-4-1, 5 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Cosmopolitan Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lara, ranked #5 WBA, #6 IBF, #10 WBC in the junior middleweight [...]