Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia: Fight date, ring walk time, undercard, how to watch & betting odds

Veteran Erislandy Lara will defend his WBA Middleweight title as he takes on challenger Danny Garcia in Las Vegas this weekend.

The bout is the fight before the clash between Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga in what looks like an intriguing night of boxing.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of what should be an entertaining and enthralling showdown.

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - All You Need to Know

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - Date

The bout between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia will take place in the early hours of Sunday 15th September.

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - Time

The event on which the fight between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia is taking place is scheduled to begin at 1am BST, which is 8pm ET.

The ring walks for the main event are due at 4am BST, 11pm, ET so the bout between Lara and Garcia is roughly expected to be at 3am BST or 10pm ET. These timings are subject to change.

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - Location and venue

The fight between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Built in 2016, the arena is the home of the Vegas Golden Knights and also regularly hosts boxing and mixed martial arts events.

Big boxing events such as Canelo Alvarez v Gennady Golovkin and Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor have taken place at the venue, as well as concerts, NBA games and the WWE.

How to watch Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia

The night’s card, which includes the fight between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia, will be available to watch on a pay-per-view basis through DAZN. 

Are there any belts on the line for Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia?

Erislandy Lara’s WBA Middleweight title will be on the line in this clash, he has held the title since 2021.

Erislandy Lara record

30-3-3 (18 KOs)

Erislandy Lara made his professional debut in 2008, beating Ivan Maslov in Turkey. He then proceeded to make a name for himself in the boxing world with a number of impressive victories before beating Tim Connors in 2010 to land the vacant WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title.

Lara suffered his first draw against Carlos Molina in 2011 and followed that with his first defeat, losing to Paul Williams.

In one of the biggest clashes in his career, he lost via split decision to Canelo Alvarez in 2014. He would suffer his last defeat to Jarrett Hurd in 2018 before beating Canelo’s brother Ramon in 2019 to take the vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title.

Lara looked as good as ever in his recent knockout win over Michael Zerafa.

Danny Garcia record

37-3 (21 KOs)

Danny Garcia turned professional in 2007, beating Mike Denby to announce himself on the scene.

One of the biggest results in his career was his 2014 win over Amir Khan to land the WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles.

He didn’t suffer his first loss until 2017 where he fell short against Keith Thurman. He has since lost to Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter in an up-and-down career that has also seen him beat Erik Morales, Paulie Malignaggi and Brandon Rios.

His last bout was a win over Jose Benavidez Jr in 2022.

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - Odds

(Odds will display when market is available).

Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia - Full Fight Card

• Canelo Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga (WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles)
• Erislandy Lara v Danny Garcia (WBA world middleweight title)
• Caleb Plant v Trevor McCumby Super middleweight
• Rolando Romero v Manuel Jaimes Super lightweight
• Stephen Fulton v Carlos Castro Featherweight

(Odds mentioned in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change).