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Erislandy Lara

Erislandy Lara is the current WBA Regular middleweight world champion. Since 2014 Lara has held world titles at super welterweight and middleweight.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
13–1–1
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBA Regular middleweight, 2021–present)
5 years, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2014 – Jan 2027

MiddleweightWBA Regular
Super WelterweightWBA Regular
2014age 302015age 312016age 322017age 332018age 342019age 352020age 362021age 372022age 382023age 392024age 402025age 412026age 422027age 43
201520202025

WonLostDrawn or no contestScheduled

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Erislandy Lara v Tim Tszyu

    Middleweight · WBA Regular Scheduled

  3. 2025

  4. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  5. Erislandy Lara beats Johan Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2024

  7. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 4 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  8. Erislandy Lara beats Danny Garcia via corner retirement 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  9. Erislandy Lara beats Michael Zerafa via technical knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  10. 2023

  11. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  12. 2022

  13. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 10 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  14. Erislandy Lara beats Gary O'Sullivan via technical knockout 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  15. 2021

  16. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 3 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  17. Erislandy Lara’s reign as the WBA Regular super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  18. Erislandy Lara beats Thomas Lamanna via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  19. 2020

  20. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  21. Erislandy Lara beats Greg Vendetti via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  22. 2019

  23. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 4 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  24. Erislandy Lara beats Ramon Alvarez via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  25. Erislandy Lara and Brian Carlos Castano draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  26. 2018

  27. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  28. Jarrett Hurd beats Erislandy Lara via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBF

  29. 2017

  30. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 1 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  31. Erislandy Lara beats Terrell Gausha via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  32. Erislandy Lara beats Yuri Foreman via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  33. 2016

  34. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 3 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  35. Erislandy Lara becomes WBA Super super welterweight champion

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  36. Erislandy Lara beats Vanes Martirosyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  37. 2015

  38. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 1 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  39. Erislandy Lara beats Dejan Zavec via knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  40. Erislandy Lara beats Delvin Rodriguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  41. 2014

  42. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  43. Erislandy Lara beats Ishe Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  44. Erislandy Lara becomes WBA Regular super welterweight champion

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular

  45. 2013

  46. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  47. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 5 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

  48. 2011

  49. The Ring magazine rates Erislandy Lara No. 4 at super welterweight in its annual ratings