Lara vs Zerafa HIGHLIGHTS: March 30, 2024 | PBC on Prime
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WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (30-3-3, 17 KOs) delivered a sensational knockout over Michael Zerafa (31-5, 19 KOs) in the second round of the title fight.
“I worked so hard in training because I know that all of these fighters are coming for my title,” said Lara. “By staying ready, you don’t have to get ready. I have always said that I only need one or two rounds to size my opponent up, and I knew I had him from the very first round. That left hand shot was just a matter of time.”
After a feel out first round, Lara found a home for a vicious one-two combination punctuated by a blistering straight left that sent Zerafa down. The number one ranked middleweight contender by the WBA, Zerafa was able to get to his feet but was on shaky legs, which forced referee Allen Huggins to halt the bout 2:59 into the round.
A two-division world champion and one of Cuba’s greatest boxers, Lara has followed up a long championship run in the 154-pound division with three straight knockouts since moving up to middleweight. Boxing’s old reigning world champion, Lara landed 18 jabs in the first two rounds to set up the straight left that closed the show.
“I want to dedicate this fight to the fans that have supported me throughout my career, both from Cuba and all over the world as well,” said Lara.
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Lara is STILL a problem
@davidlane777
Ай бұрын
One of the most underrated and forgotten greats. Never got the respect he deserved
@doncee5066
Ай бұрын
Does he beat Danny Garcia?
@fleetadmiralsakazuki
Ай бұрын
i still believe he beat Canelo
@jamesharris6368
Ай бұрын
@@fleetadmiralsakazuki Nah, as much as I wanted Lara to win he let Canelo dictate the fight and resorted to counter once he got clocked clean. He talked a good one but didn't deliver when the time came.
@MarcellousHarp-eu9ty
Ай бұрын
@@jamesharris6368bruh you a casual he outboxed canelo
Good to see Lara still got it
@brianticas7671
Ай бұрын
Yeah it is.
@angelo_giachetti
Ай бұрын
That kid had no business in there with Lara. Hope he's ok.
LARA IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE 1 OF THE BEST TECHNICAL BOXERS AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOXERS !! CONGRATS LARA !!
@user-vm5ps9ik8c
Ай бұрын
Fuck yeah he deserves that win against canelo at least a 🦆 draw. He robbed against Paul . And that 3rd loss was close he decided to fight and got put down
@themarathoncontinues2289
Ай бұрын
Castillo deserved the win against Floyd , kovalev deserved the win against Ward and loma deserved the win against Haney
@angelcanez4426
Ай бұрын
What I really like about him is he realized his boxing technical style wasn't going to get big fights and he changed his style up and throws a lot more now. He went from watching paint dry to action packed fighter
@that8968
Ай бұрын
@@themarathoncontinues2289 You're racist
@montbrink4700
Ай бұрын
Dude is really a technician..... He beat Canelo imo...
Lara has always been one of the better pound for pound boxers around. No surprise he's still at the top
@MartinSmith-qt3cc
Ай бұрын
But never been a one hitter quitter???
@mikehawk8198
Ай бұрын
@@MartinSmith-qt3cclately he’s been getting more stoppages I know they’re not against top guys but since moving up in weight he’s been laying dudes out
@brianticas7671
Ай бұрын
It's impressive. The guy is 40 and still doing it man.
@PiplupPlus
Ай бұрын
@@brianticas7671Consistency is key
@ravenaussie3760
Ай бұрын
@@MartinSmith-qt3cc Earlier in his career, he went on a run of four consecutive first-round stoppages. Trust me, Lara has always been able to punch.
Blinded by the jab and BOOM. Pure fundamentals.
Lara sparked that boy😂
@lokokrz.gaming
Ай бұрын
Lol😂😂
@lokokrz.gaming
Ай бұрын
Dude said MAMA MIA 😂😂
@user-tz7nd1qb2k
Ай бұрын
@@lokokrz.gaming must be 👁️talian 😂
@mrgonzalez4583
Ай бұрын
Australians always getting smoked 😂
@PiplupPlus
Ай бұрын
2 Australians lost to 2 Cuban blooded fighters, not a good day for Australia@@mrgonzalez4583
GET HIM UP AGAINST DANNY GARCIA ASAP LARA TOOK NO DAMAGE HE CAN FIGHT 2MRW
@smgdigitalx
Ай бұрын
Danny is overrated he will get knocked out
@UltimateSage1
Ай бұрын
@@smgdigitalx bruhh i think danny go send lara into retirement as of right now
@davidlane777
Ай бұрын
Lara been asking. Not happening
@doncee5066
Ай бұрын
Right don’t shelf him he’s already 40 13 month lay off is ridiculous
@aaronbullock0927
Ай бұрын
Danny is gonna lose
Now Zerafa got knocked out by two Cubans, Peter Quillin and Erislandy Lara .
@Sa7biUK
Ай бұрын
Hot damn how is Quillin with his Irish surname a Cubano?!
@BruteStrength99
Ай бұрын
@@Sa7biUK Father escaped Cuba on a Banana boat. That's why he took the nickname of Cuban legend Kid Chocolate
@RFSpartan
Ай бұрын
Banana boat...nice comment you racist shithead @@BruteStrength99
Always loved Lara’s style. Still sharp too
He beat Canelo
@louio
Ай бұрын
That happened 10 years ago bro, let it go already 😂
@cadicamo8720
Ай бұрын
@@louioYeah ten years already..... AND still he beat Canelo!
@rat909
Ай бұрын
Go watch the fight again 😂
@kermiehilflipper1474
24 күн бұрын
He did....I keep telling ppl this!! They robbed my man heavy smh
@Dannyboy-nj4wh
20 күн бұрын
Sure did 🇨🇺 even my Mexicans admitted it
Nice shot! Lara showing the old man strength💥 Good call by Abner Mares.
@sikorsky1939
Ай бұрын
He Is afraid of Janibek. He is coward
Old man Lara still at it.
Have absolutely no clue why the WBA looked at Zerafa and decided to make him their mandatory.
@qurangotbrink15
Ай бұрын
Because the middleweight division is weak right now
@mpicewe3023
Ай бұрын
Because he scored that vicious knockout of Isaac Hartenstein in Australia if you read the news
@LucieOne
Ай бұрын
@@qurangotbrink15True, It is terrible, but even in that awful division I think there're more deserving contenders than Zerafa. They have Thomas LaManna at #4 and he's about to go up one in the next rankings.
@quicksilver041
Ай бұрын
@@LucieOnelol. Lara knocked him out years ago.
@LucieOne
Ай бұрын
@@quicksilver041Yeah, he absolutely destroyed him and LaManna's gone 7-0 since then but against absolutely no one in particular.
Cleanest knock out I ever seen, dazed him with the jab and he never even saw the left coming.
@user-lv1jb3nc8h
Ай бұрын
That left jab was so fast I didn't see it coming.
@woofersagainstviolence5349
Ай бұрын
@@user-lv1jb3nc8h SORRY? RIGHT JAB?? THEN LEFT THUNDER DOWN THE MIDDLE.
Zerafa was shaking his head like "no more homie"😂
@lokokrz.gaming
Ай бұрын
No más no más 😂😂
@keenynthewise
Ай бұрын
Dude knew another one was coming he was like ima pass 😂
Erislandy outboxed Canelo years ago. The Cuban was robbed by the so-called "judges" who favoured the mexican (who had dubious hand-wrapped as well).
@rat909
Ай бұрын
Outbox lol he ran all night bro. Don't u know what outbox mean? Go watch Floyd vs Canelo if you want to know.
1 of the best 1, 2s in the game
Lara would’ve been at the pinnacle of boxing if it weren’t for that robbery against Canelo. He probably would’ve been the greatest Cuban boxer of all-time.
@elberggalarga8909
Ай бұрын
At best it was a draw. I've watched that fight a few times and Canelo's body work was working and winning him rounds.
Zerafa is one of the best knocked out artists
@polaristrans
Ай бұрын
🤣 That's a good one. Wish I could like it twice.
@Heyomattyo
Ай бұрын
Love it 😂
@christianmarrero3205
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
I wanna see Lara vs Crawford at 160 for the WBA title
@BruteStrength99
Ай бұрын
Why not Lara vs Janibek?
@mikehawk8198
Ай бұрын
@@BruteStrength99Lara too old for Janibek. That dude looks like the real deal. But hopefully they unify soon
@BruteStrength99
Ай бұрын
@@mikehawk8198 but not too old for Crawford? I'd pick Crawford over Janibek 9/10 times
@TurnerSnell
Ай бұрын
And you'd lose when bud gets slept 😂@@BruteStrength99
@BruteStrength99
Ай бұрын
@@TurnerSnell yeah right
No one has truly beaten Lara. Lara should still be undefeated and the number 1 pfp fighter in the sport today.
@woofersagainstviolence5349
Ай бұрын
Sorry Bro, that belongs to Monster Nayoya Inoue. Undefeated small wrecking ball.
Lara got a chrirurgical precision, a real sniper
Lara’s straight left is nightmare fuel.
@woofersagainstviolence5349
Ай бұрын
Sos that ramrod right jab, that sets up that dynamite big left down the alleyway!!
I became a fan of Lara when he beat Canelo then got robbed, bro is a real problem.
@californio1850
Ай бұрын
Lara's career highlight was catching an L looking like a deer in headlights against a 23yo Canelo lol. if you want to see a robbery watch Lara get worked over along the ropes by Carlos Molina yet receive a draw. Molina went on to become champ before Lara and offered Lara his first title shot in a rematch on the Canelo-Angulo undercard which would've set the stage for the winners facing off, but Lara ducked the fight because he didn't want to risk catching and L and preferred talking his way into a Canelo payday instead. Lara promised to take Canelo to school but come fight night decided to ditch class instead lol, and spent the fight on his bike conceding exchange after exchange as Canelo hammered his body with power shots including in combination. And as the fight went along, it was the 23 year old Canelo who made the better adjustments picking up his defense and range whereas Lara only became more tentative and quick to concede. Canelo continued fighting champs moving up all the way up to 175 whereas Lara spent the next four years cherrypicking gatekeepers before catching another L.
@mariocervantes8101
Ай бұрын
Dude, he should have fought Canelo like this instead of being a marathon runner.
@TheBalladOfTwain
Ай бұрын
@@mariocervantes8101Exactly lol people hate when boxers run in fights but for some reason they have no issue with Lara doing it against Canelo. Lara lost that fight idc what any hater says
@brianticas7671
Ай бұрын
I saw that fight Lara started off good. He took the first 4 rds but then canelo Started working the body. Also remember damage matters too. When canelo clinched and cut laras cheek it was done for.
@pankaj5080
Ай бұрын
canelo beat Lara
Lara should be undefeated, he beat Canelo, Hurd and Paul Williams
One of the greatest to ever lace-up a pair of gloves.
@bengolfs1
Ай бұрын
Not really. When did you start watching boxing? A few months ago?
@christianjocson5509
Ай бұрын
Watch boxing more, brother.
@iShavedYesterday
Ай бұрын
He's an absolute master of the sweet science.
@FreeMyBruddas
Ай бұрын
he got robbed alot also
@bengolfs1
Ай бұрын
@@FreeMyBruddas He also puts fans to sleep with his boring Cuban amateur style.
Lara still Sharp , I would like to see lara vs Crawford
LETS GO LARA
Lara relying less on his foot speed and sitting down on his punches more lately. Aging like fine vino 👊🏾
Great to see him. Honestly feel bad for him as I definitely think he deserved more in his career.
Old man strength is real,Bad night of boxing for Australia 🦘
Talk about talking something into existence. Lol The announcer was hella on point 💯
E. Lara need to be more active this year.
That was the most i have ever seen the mental process of getting knocked out in real time. It was like he was in a daze but fully aware at the same time.
@lokokrz.gaming
Ай бұрын
He was lost and couldn't think what to do
Lara too underrated
@machopena257
Ай бұрын
Cubans underated
@sikorsky1939
Ай бұрын
He is afraid of Janibek!!
Wow! as we live and breathe! the commentary had perfect timing
Lara a legend.
Congrats Champ! Lara never fail to impress notwithstanding his age.
I was in the building for this didn’t expect Lara to finish him like he did and so early
The Oldest champ in the World.. fact that so-called GGG never looked this man's way is proof he's not an all-time Great.. Lara beat Canjelo in my book and shouldve won v Hurd.. kudos to Lara for still reppin..
Spence vs lara will be a good matchup. Two southpaws going at it.
@woofersagainstviolence5349
Ай бұрын
Lara would spank Spence.
Glad to see lara back..havent kept up with him tho but he looks great still
Lara has that lethal one, two. Zerafa tried to outbox the better boxer. Weirdest gameplan. Needed to come out with that Jeff Horn dirty tactic 😂 great win Horn.
Arriba guantanamo cuba en la casa cubano residente en México saludos y bendiciones para todos mis paisanos cubanos ...
lara is so underrated he also outboxed canelo he should've won that fight
@David-rb5vu
Ай бұрын
Negative
@Kimbizzo
Ай бұрын
Very true!
You can tell Lara still lives in the gym 🏋️♂️ 💪🏾 🥊💯
Lara beat canelo! 😂 he been the truth!
Zerafa Lucio como un enorme bulto novato, Lara es simplemente una leyenda espectacular. La experiencia viejo lobo de mar.
PROUD TO BE CUBAN 🇨🇺 😊
Lara is on of the best boxer who Knows how to figure out his opponents. Congrats champs
Zerafa said No More😅
@lokokrz.gaming
Ай бұрын
You mean No más 😂😂
Lara has three losses but they've never been unanimous.
Funny how people picked against Lara on forums. Now can't find anything they mentioned
@jstick9980
Ай бұрын
When youre whole argument to betting against Lara is his age, thats a big red flag. Theres a reason he was a 4/1 favorite, the skill and experience difference is immense.
@jayluis189
Ай бұрын
Did you see the betting odds on this fight???
@GFunkEra4400
Ай бұрын
@jstick9980 fully agree with you bro, but everybody claims to be an "expert" foolishness at its finest
@GFunkEra4400
Ай бұрын
@jayluis189 didn't have too. I know Lara's pedigree so that question don't even apply
@jayluis189
Ай бұрын
@@GFunkEra4400 So your Original Post doesn't make sense. Who tf is picking the other random dude to win, then?
Cuban Missile Crisis is no joke
They could have picked someone from the audience who would have done better than Zerafa. Lara looked good, though.
So crisp, so well timed. He really done him in efficiently 🥊
Damn! Did not expect that! Lara is still Lara. Beautiful shot
I remember Zerafa taking Brook and Horn into deep waters. Lara flummoxed the dude.
This foo started walking away before the punch even landed 😂. Canelo shaking in his boots
Felicidad campeón
Woah 🤯 mans got sauce ♨️ viva 🙌🏽 CUBA 🇨🇺
Lara🔥 Is still a beast the first dude to get robbed by Canelo
@themarathoncontinues2289
Ай бұрын
Can’t win a fight if all you do is run
@twenty-2923
Ай бұрын
@@themarathoncontinues2289 Roidnelo was getting head snapped back by them 1-2s Robbery
@DavejrJr-pf2dd
Ай бұрын
wha wha I'm a cry baby because lara didn't get the nod since he was running the whole fight
Easily one of the best all time Cuban boxers that went pro, at least in recent memory. Other one being Rigondeaux
Lara se merece una pelea mucho mas Grande. Posiblemente pueda unificar la división
This is A hard Puncher Jermell Charlo gotta be not Safe😮😮
Now someone else tell me some negative comments about Erislandy Lara
Brutal night for the Aussies
@johnjames2817
Ай бұрын
Australia isn’t exactly known for boxing.
@woofersagainstviolence5349
Ай бұрын
@@johnjames2817 Phuck off Casual???? Try some RESEARCH Idiot.
Lara walked off and left him as he was falling! 🥊💥
Lara es uno de mis boxeadores favoritos, un fiel representante del estilo cubano, el canelo le robo la pelea cuando se enfrentaron
They need to make Adames vs Lara next 🔥🔥
Abner Mares be on point with his commentating!
He knew he felt different. Was shaking his head like this some bull shit
@Caligrapher88
Ай бұрын
He knew his body wasn't reacting
Spence Vs Lara for the strap
@Cloud-9_C9
Ай бұрын
First Spence needs to get a win to get a shot at the old man then again old man Lara will make it a boring fight with his style and if not then Spence will eat him alive 🤷♂️
Lara did beat and outclassed Canelo but still got robbed.
@LeonardellerbeOG
Ай бұрын
You smoking crack
Ése recto de izquierda de Lara aún no he visto a uno que se lo halla podido quitar.
Lara is so good pbc GET THIS MAN A FIGHT cmon a year is too long 7 months max imo he should fight in 4 months since this was an easy fight
Abner Mares comments just before the knockout is PURE GOLD….
Always good to see Lara
His timing is still top notch
Hell ya Lara still got it!
Not surprised zerafa didn't last too long, Lara too much class and precision
Aussies really got themselves a big reality check this weekend 😂😂
Lara is such a good fighter I have to see his next fight in person.
It was Zerafa's mistake. He forgot that Lara was a southpaw.
Los que han peleado con Lara en sus últimos combates creen que este veterano ya no pega nada y ahí está el hombre ya cambio un genio
Lara vs Danny gracias lo más pronto posible
Tough weekend for the Aussies.
GREAT FIGHT CARD! ✊🏿🥊🔥
Lara : hahhhhh👊🏾 Zerafa : 🥴 Janibek has join the chat....
1:05 Abner: he's setting him up to land that left hand. Lara: immediately lands it and ends the fight 😮
Hey, change the background matt colour, and atmosphere.
@andreszyinth4068
Ай бұрын
nahhh, it looks so new and cool,
@somedude3977
Ай бұрын
Nah I always thought PBC had better background colors and atmosphere than Top Rank or DAZN
@jmphilli3030
Ай бұрын
shit looks fire bro
T-Square. Good work again, Lara. 🥊☝🏿
el papá des canelos.🎉🎉😢🎉🎉
He was being honest with himself, his legs had gone, head was spinning and could barely stand up. Lara has that much experience in the ring of fire. Can't help but think the bookies made a fortune.
Damn, perfect jab and then the missile hit the mark…🔥🔥
Lara needs to go to the HOF along with that straight left hand. I remember that Angulo fight and that left changed Angulo's perspective in that fight.
Im surprised Lara doesn't have more knockouts because he always been a SHARP puncher. He shoot like a laser man
@kde214
Ай бұрын
He sitting down on his punches more rather than being light on his feet
@midwestdolo818
Ай бұрын
@@kde214 yeah but fighters have always said he hits harder than ppl think. Austin Trout said he was the hardest puncher he fought and he fought Cotto and Canelo
Zerafa does not belong in this league.
Good for Lara
That 1-2 combo looks similar to what Inoue did to knockout Juan Carlos Payano. 🥊