By Donavan Leonard: Often great moments can be overshadowed by happenings out of their control. The Houston Rockets were on their way to an NBA championship when O.J. Simpson hit the streets in a white Bronco. Harriet Quimby was the first female to fly across the English Channel as news of the Titanic sinking was circulating around the globe. And Erislandy Lara, holder of the WBA junior middleweight belt for nearly five years, will be facing the formidable IBF champion Jarett Hurd this weekend…while the boxing media is laser-focused on either the fallout from Clenelo-Gate or the future of the heavyweight division.
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Jarrett Hurd: Erislandy Lara can’t take pressure
By Jim Dower: IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) has studied his opponent WBA Super World 154 lb. champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) well, and he believes that he doesn’t handle pressure well, and he can be worn down, which is what his game plan is for this Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd – Degale vs Truax Live Stream Weigh-In
SHOWTIME Sports will provide live streams of official fight week events in advance of this Saturday’s 154-pound World Championship Unification between WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) and IBF 154-pound World Champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs). The fight will be televised Saturday, April 7, LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd – preview
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.
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.