Danny Garcia vs. Erislandy Lara: Tale of the Tape

Plenty of high-profile boxing events are coming soon, most notably an event in September which includes an undercard bout between Danny Garcia and Erislandy Lara in September.

The fight between Garcia and Lara is scheduled to take place on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be for the latter’s World Middleweight title.

The bout is scheduled to start at 8PM ET, but the ring walk time for Garcia and Lara has yet to be confirmed.

Our article will give a full fighter bio for Garcia and Lara and will also provide you with a full profile for each fighter.

Fighter Bio	Danny Garcia	Erislandy Lara
Odds:	+180	-230
Age:	36	41
Nickname:	Swift	The American Dream
Height:	5 ft 8½ in	5 ft 9 in
Reach:	68½ in	75½ in
Weight:	Light Welterweight Welterweight Light Middleweight	Light Middleweight  Middleweight
Trainer:	Ángel Garcia	Ismael Salas
Record:	37-3	30-3-3
Last Fight:	Win against José Benavidez Jr. by Majority Decision (July 30th, 2022)	Win against Michael Zerafa by Technical Knockout (March 30th, 2024)

Danny Garcia Profile

Garcia comes into this fight with a professional boxing record of 37-3, making his boxing debut way back in November 2007 when knocking out Mike Denby.

Garcia went onto win his first 14 fights in a row before finally earning himself his first title fight in December 2009, when he beat Enrique Colin by KO for the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Lightweight title.

Following that win, Garcia won another six fights in a row before earning yet another title fight in October 2011. This was against Kendall Holt and was for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Lightweight title, a fight the American won by split decision.

Garcia also clinched the vacant WBC World Super Lightweight title in March 2012 against Erik Morales by unanimous decision, before successfully defending his title five times from July 2012 to March 2014.

The next time Garcia fought for a title was in January 2016 when he beat Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision for the vacant WBC World Welterweight title. However, Garcia lost this title in March 2017 and failed to reclaim it in September 2018.

He quickly bounced back, winning the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight title in April 2019, but failed to win the IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight titles in December 2020.

His most recent fight was in July 2022, a win against Jose Benavidez Jr. by majority decision. In his career, Garcia has won 21 times by knockout, 16 times by decision, and all of his losses are by decision.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Counterpunches	Has not fought in more than two years
Punch Speed	Opponent’s Body Shots
Combinations	Low Punch Volume

Erislandy Lara Profile

Lara comes into this fight with a professional boxing record of 30-3-3, making his boxing debut in July 2008 when beating Ivan Maslov by points. He started his career with 14 consecutive wins before drawing his first fight in March 2011 and then tasting defeat for the first time in July 2011.

Bouncing back from his first loss, Lara won four of his next five fights with the other bout being another draw. He then lost in July 2014 to Canelo Alvarez by split decision.

His first title fight was in June 2015 for the vacant IBO World Super Welterweight title against Delvin Rodriguez, a bout he won by unanimous decision.

Lara was able to defend this title over his next four consecutive fights, before losing the title in April 2018, as well as failing to win the IBF Super Welterweight belt.

In his six fights since that loss, Lara has won five times and drawn once. During this stretch, he reclaimed the IBO Super Welterweight title in August 2020.

Over the course of his career, Lara has won 18 fights by knockout and 12 fights by decision. All of his losses have been by decision and he also has three draws.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Defensive Skills	Age
High Knockout Rate	Prone to Cuts
Footwork	Confidence due to Controversial Decisions

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.