Erislandy Erislandy Lara, sometimes known as Lara Santoya, is a Cuban-American professional boxer. Lara is regarded as one of the top active light middleweight boxers, as well as one of the most technically talented. He has the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title. In 2014, he won the WBA light middleweight title, and in 2015, he won the IBO light middleweight title. Before losing his titles against Jarrett Hurd in April 2018, he made multiple title defence.

He won three national titles in a row at the national level. He was the captain of the Cuban national amateur team, which won gold at the 2005 World Championship and silver at the 2005 World Cup. In 2008, he successfully defected from Cuba for the second time. Following his first failed attempt, he was prohibited from boxing in Cuba.

Lara has a 27-3 record, with three draws, as of March 2021.

Erislandy Lara Net Worth:

Erislandy When Lara works, she fights as a pro boxer. A lot of time has been spent on boxing. He has spent his whole life on the sport. Lara has a record of 27-3-3 as of March 2021. He went from being a defector to one of the best boxers in the world, and now he is one of the best. Every fight brings him a lot of money in prize money. Afterwards, he earned the most money of his life. To sum up, Lara’s wealth comes from his professional boxing. In 2021, he should have a net worth of about $2 million.

What is Erislandy Lara Famous For?

• Considered one of the best light middleweight boxers.

Where is Erislandy Lara From?

When Erislandy Lara was born on April 11, 1983, she was named after her mother. When he was born, Erislandy Lara Santoya was the name he used to be called. He was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which is where he was raised. He is both Cuban and American. In 2008, he left Cuba. He became a US citizen in February 2017. It turns out that he is of Cuban descent and has a religious faith. His sign is Aries.

Marisol, Lara’s mother, had her. He was never told about his father. Silvia, Lara’s grandma, took care of him and his younger sister when he was a child.

Erislandy Lara Career:

• As an amateur boxer, Lara lost four-time against Cuban boxer and two-time world champion, Lorenzo Aragon.
• After Aragon stepped down, Lara rose to prominence and was sent to the world championships.
• He won a gold medal at the 2005 world championships in Mianyang defeating Andrey Balanov, Boyd Melson, Bakhtiyar Artayev, and Magomed Murutdinov.
• Lara then won the silver medal at the 2005 World Cup in Moscow, Russia. He was defeated by Russian Andrey Balanov in the final.
• Lara was considered a favorite to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
• However, Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux attempted defection from Cuba during the Pan American Games in Brazil.

• He was caught by Brazilian authorities and returned to Cuba.
• He was banned from practicing boxing indefinitely in Cuba.
• Lara made a successful defection on his second attempt in 2008. He went on a speed boat to Mexico. He eventually reached Germany and joined former Olympic champions Odlanier Solis, Yan Barthelemy, and Yuriorkis Gamboa in the Arena Box-Promotion stable.
• Lara continued to practice boxing and turned professional in 2008.
• He defeated Ivan Maslov in July 2008 and Deniss Aleksejevs in September 2008.

Boxing career in United States

• He moved to the United States in 2009 to continue his boxing career.
• Lara made his ESPN debut in January 2009. He defeated Rodrigo Aguiar via first-round TKO in his ESPN debut.
• He went on a winning streak defeating several boxers until March 2011.
• During the time, he defeated Keith Gross in February 2009, Chris Gray in May 2009, Edwin Vazquez in May 2009, Darnell Boone in July 2009, Jose Varela in September 2009, Luciano Perez in December 2009, Grady Brewer in January 2010, Danny Perez in April 2010, William Correa in July 2010, and Willie Lee in August 2010.
• He defeated Tim Connors via TKO in November 2010 to win the vacant WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title.
• He then defeated Delray Raines in January 2011 before recording the first draw of his professional boxing career.
• Lara’s fight with Carlos Molina in March 2011 ended in a draw.
• Lara suffered the first professional loss of his career in a controversial fight in July 2011. He lost to Paul Williams on a majority decision with the final scorecard, 116-114, 115-114, and 114-114.
• He then defeated Ronald Hearns in April 2012 and Freddy Hernandez in June 2012.
• His fight with Vanes Martirosyan in 2012 ended in a draw.

For the vacant WBA

• He defeated Alfredo Angulo to win the vacant WBA interim super welterweight title in June 2013.
• Lara retained his WBA interim super welterweight title against Austin Trout in December 2013. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
• Lara suffered the second professional loss of his career in July 2014. He lost the fight against Saul Alvarez via unanimous decision.
• He successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super welterweight title by unanimous decision victory over Alamodome in December 2014.

• Lara defended his WBA (Regular) super welterweight title and won the vacant IBO super middleweight title against Delvin Rodriguez in June 2015.
• He defended his WBA as well as IBO super welterweight titles against Jaz Naveck in November 2015.
• Lara defended his titles against Vanes Martirosyan in May 2016 in Las Vegas.
• He defended his titles against former WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman in January 2017. He won the fight via TKO in the fourth round.
• Lara defended his titles against Terrell Gausha in October 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
• Lara lost the unified light middleweight title against Jarrett Hurd in April 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
• Hurd later rejected the rematch between the two.
• His fight with Brian Castano for the WBA world super welterweight title in March 2019 ended in a split-decision draw.

• He won the vacant WBA super welterweight title defeating Ramon Alvarez via TKO in the second round.
• Lara defended his title against Greg Vendetti via a unanimous decision in August 2020. He also won the vacant IBO super welterweight title defeating Vendetti.
• He will face Thomas LaManna for the vacant WBA (Regular) middleweight title in May 2021.

Erislandy Lara Wife and Children:

Erislandy Lara is a husband and father. He is the husband of Yudi Lara. He is the father of four children.

From a previous relationship, he has two kids, Erislandy and Roberlandy. There isn’t a lot of information regarding Lara’s family or kids. More information on his personal life will be available soon.

Height and Weight:

Erislandy Lara is 1.75 m tall, which is 5 feet and 9 inches tall. He has a 1.92 m reach. He has a muscular physique. His eyes are a dark brown tint, and his hair is black. He has a straight sexual orientation.

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