Josh Warrington v Mauricio Lara Sky / DAZN Weigh In Results

By Boxing News - 02/12/2021 - Comments

WARRINGTON VS. LARA WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER
18:15 LIVE ON SKY SPORTS FACEBOOK

6 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest
IBRAHIM NADIM 8st 11lbs 4oz v JONNY PHILLIPS 8st 11lbs 12oz
(Keighley, England) (Sandhurst, England)

followed by

19:00 LIVE ON SKY SPORTS & DAZN

6 x 3 mins International Super-Bantamweight contest
HOPEY PRICE 8st 10lbs 14oz v DANIEL MENDOZA 8st 10lbs 13oz
(Leeds, England) (Chichigalpa, Nicaragua)

followed by

10 x 3 mins Super-Lightweight contest
DALTON SMITH 10st 2lbs 13oz v ISHMAEL ELLIS 9st 12lbs 14oz
(Sheffield, England) (Birmingham, England)

followed by

12 x 3 mins vacant British Featherweight Title
LEIGH WOOD 8st 13lbs 4oz v REECE MOULD 8st 13lbs 12oz
(Nottingham, England) (Doncaster, England)

followed by

12 x 3 mins International Super-Featherweight contest
ZELFA BARRETT 9st 2lbs 12oz v KIKO MARTINEZ 9st 2lbs 4oz
(Manchester, England) (Alicante, Spain)

followed by

12 x 3 mins International Featherweight contest
JOSH WARRINGTON 8st 13lbs 8oz v MAURICIO LARA 8st 13lbs 0oz
(Leeds, England) (Mexico City, Mexico)

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Mauricio Lara says he is ready to go to war with former IBF Featherweight World Champion Josh Warrington at The SSE Arena, Wembley. On Saturday, February 13, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories.

The 22-year-old from Mexico City is ranked in the top ten in the world with the IBF and is currently enjoying a ten-fight winning streak that stretches back to May 2018 when he suffered only his second career loss at the hands of Eliot Chavez.

‘Bronco’ (21-2, 14 KOs) has only fought outside of Mexico on one occasion, a win over Eduardo Estela in Argentina in 2019.

Still, the youngster is full of confidence and believes he can rip up the script by claiming the biggest scalp in the 126lbs division this weekend.

“Initially, when I heard it was a World Title fight, I was really excited and motivated,” said Lara on a recent media call.

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“When the news came that it was no longer going to be a World Title fight, it didn’t change things. I remained just as motivated. We’ve prepared to do a job, and that’s what we’re going to do.

“Recently becoming a father to a daughter is an extra motivation for me. It’s always an additional motivation for me when I enter the ring, whether that is for training or fighting.

I’ve prepared to come and win. I know that I am going to win. I’ve trained really hard to go to war in the ring.

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“I’m not concerned about the decisions of the judges if it goes to points. We’ve come prepared to win, whether that is by knockout, which would be ideal, but if not, I’m going to make sure it is a clear victory, so it doesn’t need to depend on the judges. Either way, I think they will do their jobs correctly.

“It’s normal for fighters in Mexico to begin their careers very young, and that was the case for me. I’m going to use that to my advantage when I go into this particular fight.

Josh Warrington is seen as the world’s number one Featherweight fighter in Mexico, and he’s number one for a reason. They also believe in me, and they know that I am going to war in London on Saturday.”

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Warrington vs. Lara tops Matchroom’s first show of 2021, Manchester Super-Featherweight contender Zelfa Barrett (24-1, 15 KOs) defends his IBF Intercontinental Title against Spain’s former Super-Bantamweight World Champion Kiko Martinez (41-9-2, 29 KOs) in the chief support bout, Nottingham’s Leigh Wood (23-2, 13 KOs) clashes with unbeaten Doncaster man Reece Mould (13-0, 6 KOs) for the vacant British Featherweight Title, fast-rising Sheffield Super-Lightweight talent Dalton Smith (6-0, 5 KOs) takes on Ishmael Ellis (11-3), Leeds Featherweight Hopey Price (3-0, 1 KO) sees action and Keighley Featherweight Ibrahim Nadim (2-0) steps-up against Jonny Phillips (5-5, 2 KOs).