MIAMI, United States. — Cuban boxer Erislandy Lara will soon fight Kazakh Gennady Golovkin, one of the best professional boxers of the last decade, to unify the world middleweight title.
The bout was ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA), which gave a 15-day negotiation period (between February 8 and 23) to carry out the lawsuit.
Chain ESPN points out that in the event that both fighters do not reach an agreement, the fight will be submitted to an auction process in which 75% of the economic amount of the duel will be for the Kazakh and 25% for the Cuban.
Golovkin’s objective is to move up to the super middleweight category to face the Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez. However, for this Golovkin must make a mandatory defense of the middleweight title against Lara, regular champion in that division.
Erislandy Lara has only lost three fights in her career with 29 wins, 17 of them by way of KO. In addition, he adds three draws. One of his defeats was precisely against “Canelo” in 2014, by split decision.
In the case of Golovkin, he has only lost two fights and drawn one in his entire career. He has 42 victories, 37 of them by KO. The Kazakh’s setbacks have also been against “Canelo” Álvarez.
“This is excellent news for fans of the sport of fists and West Indian boxers. Lara will have a great opportunity to show that she is still in a position to fight for greater efforts, ”said the portal. Full Swingspecialized in Sports.
