The former Ibo and Wba super-Ww champion Erislandy Lara entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 25-3-3 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jaime Munguia). In his last three fights he has beat Terrell Gausha (Erislandy Lara vs Terrell Gausha), has lost to Jarrett Hurd (Erislandy Lara vs Jarrett Hurd) and has tied with Brian Carlos Castano (Erislandy Lara vs Brian Carlos Castano).
His opponent, Ramon Alvarez (brother of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez), has a record of 28-7-3 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Brandon Rios last year (Brandon Rios vs Ramon Alvarez) but he came back to win against Jose Carlos Paz in 2019 (Ramon Alvarez vs Jose Carlos Paz). Lara vs Alvarez is valid for the vacant WBA World super welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 35, year 2019
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 35: (Mon-Sun) from August 26, 2019 to September 1, 2019. Boxing Fight of the Week: Erislandy Lara vs Ramon Alvarez Mma Fight of the Week: Jessica Andrade vs Weili Zhang