Delvin Rodriguez

Lara vs. Rodriguez: Where was the killer instinct from Erislandy?

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1-EW5G1040By Gerardo Granados: Last Friday night, WBA light middleweight belt holder Erislandy Lara defeated a limited Delvin Rodriguez by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores of 120-107 (3). I scored it 120–106 in favor of Lara.

It was no surprise to see that Rodriguez was tailor made for Lara to look impressive, but what really surprised me was the lack of killer instinct showed by Erislandy. In one corner you have a boxer with great ring IQ, exquisite boxing technique, fast hands, good power and experience but also one with a high tendency to fail to please the audience. On the other corner a brave fighter who tried his best but was simply fighting against a superior boxer.

Lara wants Mayweather, Cotto and Golovkin

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1-EW5G1040-2By Dan Ambrose: After his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over a totally outclassed #12 WBA contender Delvin Rodriguez (28-8-4, 16 KOs) last Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs) says he wants to fights with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin or Miguel Cotto.

Whether the 32-year-old Lara will get any fights of those kind would seem to very unlikely. Lara’s loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last year took a lot of steam out of the Cuban fighter’s career, even though he barely lost the fight. I don’t like Lara’s chances of beating Mayweather, Golovkin or Cotto. Lara throws mainly left-hand pot shots, and he doesn’t have amazing hand speed or power. Mayweather would easily out-box him, and Golovkin and Cotto would very likely knock Lara out in one-sided fights.

Lara decisions Rodriguez; Beterbiev stops Johnson

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By Jim Dower: In a dull mismatch, WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs) easly beat fringe contender Delvin Rodriguez (28-8-4, 16 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night on Spike TV on Premier Boxing Champions from the UCI Pavilion in Chicago. The final judges’ scores were 120-107, 120-107 and 120-107.

Lara vs. Rodriguez and Beterbiev vs. Johnson tonight on PBC

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1-5H6A1201By Allan Fox: WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) will be looking to put on a virtuoso performance tonight on Spike TV against Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rodriguez, who is not young at 35, is going to need to roll back the years to have a chance of winning this fight.

Lara, 32, isn’t invincible, as we saw in his fights against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Vanes Martirosyan, but it takes a better fighter than Rodriguez to make him look mortal.

Lara-Rodriguez & Beterbiev-Johnson make weight

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5H6A1225(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Allan Fox: A very thin looking WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) made weight on Thursday for his title defense on Friday against #12 WBA Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Lara weighed in at 153.6 pounds for the fight, and as I said, he looked very thin to the point where he was weight-drained. Rodriguez weighed in at 153.4 pounds and looked pretty good. Judging by Rodriguez’s appearance, I don’t think he’s going to put a lot of weight on overnight before the fight.

Erislandy Lara: You’re going to see a spectacular performance from me against Delvin Rodriguez

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5H6A1223(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Allan Fox: A weight-drained looking WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-1, 12 KOs) will be defending his title on Friday against ESPN regular Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) in what is supposed to be a fairly easy fight for the 32-year-old Lara on Spike on Premier Boxing Champions at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Lara appears to be struggling with the weight to get down to the 154 pound limit for Thursday’s weigh-in. Like Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Lara tends to rehydrate into the 170s for his fights, and that gives him a weight advantage over his opposition.

Erislandy Lara targeting Golovkin after Delvin Rodriguez fight

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lara56666 By Allan Fox: WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) is interested in facing undefeated IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) in the near future. Lara has a fight this Friday on Spike in Premier Boxing Champions against #12 WBA Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) in what appear to be a showcase fight for the 32-year-old Cuban born Lara at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

For Lara to have a chance of getting a fight against Golovkin, he’ll need to defeat Rodriguez in an impressive fashion, because this isn’t supposed to be a competitive fight. It’s a voluntary defense for Lara.

Delvin Rodriguez battles Erislandy Lara on June 12th on Spike TV

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New York, June 3 – Star Boxing’s popular super welterweight veteran Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) will square off against WBA World Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) in a 12-round title affair at UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday night, June 12. SPIKE TV will televise on its Premiere Boxing Champions series at 9:00 PM.

Lara-Rodriguez & Beterbiev-Ngumbu on Spike TV on June 12th

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laraBy Dan Ambrose: WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) has a title defense coming up in 10 days from now against Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) on June 12th on Spike TV on Premier Boxing Champions from the IIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

The undercard has a very good fight between the highly ranked light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (8-0, 8 KOs) and Doudou Ngumbu (34-6, 13 KOs). This fight could turn out to be even more entertaining than the main event because Lara and Rodriguez.

Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodriguez & Artur Beterbiev vs. Doudou Ngumbu on June 12th, Chicago, IL

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lara72444By Dan Ambrose: WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs) will be facing #13 WBA fringe contender Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 7 KOs) on June 12th next month in a fight on Spike TV from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Also on the card is unbeaten #5 WBA, #5 WBO, #7 WBC, #13 IBF light heavyweight knockout artist Artur Beterbiev (8-0, 8 KOs) fighting Doudou Ngumbu (34-6, 13 KOs) in a scheduled 12 round bout.