Lara Stops Garcia Early

On the night of September 15 in Las Vegas, USA, 41-year-old Cuban-born American Erislandy Lara (31-3-3, 19 KOs) defended his WBA middleweight title (up to 72.5 kg) against American fighter Danny Garcia (37-4, 21 KOs).

The fight ended with Lara’s victory by stoppage—after a knockdown in the 9th round, Garcia’s corner withdrew him from the fight. The official result was RTD 9.

Erislandy Lara continues to hold the title as the oldest world champion in boxing.

Fight Statistics

- Lara landed 63 of 262 punches (24%). Garcia landed 33 of 196 (16.8%).  

- Lara connected with 37 jabs out of 192 thrown (19.3%), while Garcia landed 6 out of 105 (5.7%).  

- Most of Lara’s success came from power punches: 26 out of 70 (37.1%). Garcia landed 27 out of 91 power punches (29.7%).  

- Lara landed 13 body shots, 3 of which were power punches. Garcia landed 19 body shots, 16 of which were power punches.