By Allan Fox: Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) and Jarett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) will be facing each other this Saturday night on April 7 on Showtime Championship Boxing in a unification fight at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Caleb Traux vs. James DeGale rematch targeted for Hurd-Lara undercard on April 7
By Allan Fox: A rematch between IBF super middleweight champion Caleb ‘Golden’ Truax (29-3-2, 18 KOs) and former IBF champion James ‘Chunky’ DeGale (23-2-1, 14 KOs) is in the works for the undercard of the junior middleweight unification fight between WBA Super World champion Erislandy ‘American Dream’ Lara and IBF belt holder Jarrett Hurd for April 7 on Showtime Boxing at a still to be determined venue in the U.S.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd heading to StubHub Center, Carson, CA
By Jeff Aranow: The April 7th unification fight between Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd on Showtime is reportedly heading to the StubHub Center in Carson, California. RingTV broke the news of the Lara-Hurd fight heading to the StubHub Center. It’s still not official though.
Jarrett Hurd: After I beat Lara, I want Jermell Charlo
By Jeff Aranow: The younger, stronger and much bigger IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) says he’s going to be shooting for a unification fight against WBC 154lb. champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) after he adds WBA Super World champion Erislandy ‘The American Dream’ Lara’s name to his win column in their fight on April 7 on Showtime Boxing.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd on April 7 on Showtime
By Jim Dower: WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy ‘The American Dream’ Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will be meeting IBF World 154 lb. champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) on April 7 on Showtime Boxing at a still to be determined location.
The Champions Who Will Lose their Belts in 2018
By Donavan Leonard: Each year brings surprises to the sport, and 2017 was no different. Few pundits would have anticipated losses by Manny Pacquiao, James DeGale, Shinsuke Yamanaka, and Roman Gonzalez, especially in light of the men who would wrest the belt from their waists.
Lara’s manager confirms Jarrett Hurd fight in April
By Tim Royner: Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd will be facing each other in April in a junior middleweight unification fight at a still determined date and venue, according to the Cuban star’s manager Luis de Cubas Jr. Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will have his WBA Super World 154lb title on the line against unbeaten IBF junior middleweight champion Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs). If Lara beats Hurd, de Cubas they’ll look to face WBC belt older Jermell Charlo in the next unification fight. The overall goal for the 34-year-old Lara is to win all 4 of the junior middleweight titles.
Erislandy Lara agrees to face Jarrett Hurd
By Dan Ambrose: WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream’ Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) has agreed to meet unbeaten IBF World 154lb champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) in a unification match. Now it’s up to the management for the 2 fighters to see if they can put the fight together.
Brook is 1 fight from challenging Charlo, Hurd or Lara
By Jeff Aranow: Kell Brook says he wants to get 1 tune-up fight out of the way before he challenges for a world title in 2018 against one of the junior middleweight champions in Jermell Charlo, Jarrett Hurd or Erislandy Lara.
WBA to order Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castano
By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Association is in the process of ordering WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) to face WBA World 154lb. champion Brian Castano (14-0, 10 KOs).