As expected, WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) continued his reign with a fourth round knockout of former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-3, 10 KOs) on Friday night at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami.
WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round KO over former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-3, 10 KOs) on Friday night at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami, Florida. After two tactical rounds, Lara was credited with a knockdown in round three after what was a clear slip by Foreman. There was no question about the knockdown in round four, however. Lara dropped Foreman with a crushing left uppercut that left Foreman was unable to continue. Time was 1:47.
The official weigh-in took place for tomorrow's fight between super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara and former world champion Yuri Foreman. The boxers came face to face as they made weight for the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike rom Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami. Photos by Ryan Hafey/PBC. Lara weighed in at 154-pounds, while Foreman was 153.2-pounds.
"Camp was great. It was a lot of hard work and I'm looking forward to Friday. I feel ready, today was my last hard workout. What to expect is for me to be more aggressive and see how it goes, but I'm going to be careful while in the moment,” Yuri Foreman said who is planning to take matters into his own hands by blasting out WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara.
«On fight night, I’m making another statement and going for the knockout,» said super welterweight world champion Erislandy «The American Dream» Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs). «After the fight with Foreman, it’s time to unify the division, then move up to win the middleweight titles!»