Lara vs. Castano

Lara: I Clearly Beat Castano; Can’t See How He Won 6, 7 Rounds

Every time Erislandy Lara watched his fight with Brian Castano, he walked away wondering how it resulted in a split draw. The former 154-pound champion believes he beat Castano convincingly. Two judges disagreed with Lara’s take on that 12-round, 154...

Lara-Castano Main Event Peaked at 530,000 Viewers For SHO

Erislandy Lara’s fight Saturday night drew a slightly higher peak audience than his previous appearance on Showtime, the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fight of the Year” for 2018. According to viewership figures released by Nielsen Media R...

Erislandy Lara-Brian Castano: Afterthoughts

Does Erislandy Lara ever wish he were fighting in the fifteen round era? Or that fights were contested on an odd number rounds basis? It wouldn’t be a surprise if he does. With three draws in his career, and a couple losses that fell within a round o...

Castano: I Know I Beat Lara, I Feel I Was Robbed, I'd Do Rematch

Former 154-pound world champion Erislandy Lara and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño fought to a highly competitive split-draw Saturday at Barclays Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Photos: Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano Battle To a Split Draw

Lara, Castano Fight Photos Gallery - Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - Brian Castano retained his WBA "regular" 154-pound title Saturday night when he and former champion Erislandy Lara fought to a split draw. Judge Kevin Morgan had it 115-113 fo...

Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castano - CompuBox Punch Stats

In a fight that saw a combined 1,688 punches thrown - 825 for Erislandy Lara - (a career high, his previous high was 609 thrown vs. Delvin Rodriguez) and 863 for Biran Castano, Castano appeared a bit unlucky not to have won outright as his big advant...

Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano Battle To a Split Draw Verdict

By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Twelve rounds didn’t determine anything Saturday night for Brian Castano and Erislandy Lara, except that there’s not much separating these top 154-pounders. Castano and Lara battled to a 12-round split draw in their 12-roun...

Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castano - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Brian Castano, Erislandy Lara Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño pits former super welterweight world champion Lara against the WBA Super Welterweight Champion Castano on Saturday, March 2 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAM...

Lara: Hurd Is A Big Coward; He Knows He Got Away With A Gift

NEW YORK – Erislandy Lara wanted an immediate rematch with Jarrett Hurd. The WBA ordered one after their extremely competitive, 12-round, 154-pound title unification fight almost 11 months ago in Las Vegas. Lara isn’t surprised Hurd hasn’t agreed to...

Erislandy Lara-Brian Castano: Stats & Stakes

In some respects, Erislandy Lara may be having the best professional career of any Cuban since Joel Casamayor. He’s been well featured since his debut, faced a pretty deep swath of the Jr. middleweight division, been part of a pay-per-view event with...

Erislandy Lara: Castano Hasn't Fought Anyone Close To My Level

Erislandy Lara lost his last fight, has exited his physical prime and hasn’t boxed in nearly 11 months. None of that will matter Saturday night, according to Lara. The skillful southpaw realizes Brian Castano is an undefeated defending champion, but...

Castano: Age Not Factor For Lara; I'm Expecting Best Of Him

NEW YORK – Brian Castano understands that he is headed toward what, on paper, appears to be the toughest professional prizefight of his career. Erislandy Lara has long been one of the best 154-pound boxers in the world. The Cuban southpaw stands betw...

Photos: Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano - Ready For WBA Title Clash

Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano Weights Photos Gallery - Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño pits former super welterweight world champion Lara against the WBA Super Welterweight Champion Castano on Saturday, March 2 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPION...

Showtime Weights: Castano 154, Lara 153.75; Ramirez Heavy

A little bit of everything is featured in Saturday’s Showtime-televised tripleheader, topped the dangerous crossroads bout between seconday super welterweight titlist Brian Castaño and former champ Erislandy Lara. Both boxers made weight ahead of the...

Photos: Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano - Go Face To Face

Lara, Castano Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former world champion Erislandy Lara and WBA Super Welterweight Champ Brian Castaño went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they headline action this Saturday live on SHOWT...