Castano Vs Lara
BROOKLYN — Former 154-pound world champion Erislandy Laraand WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño fought to a highly competitive split-draw Saturday at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. With the draw, Castaño retains the WBA belt in what was the toughest test of his career against the longtime top 154-pounder in Lara. The judges scored the fight 115-113 (Castaño), 115-113 (Lara) and 114-114.
Castano Vs Lara Fight
Castaño (15-0-1, 11 KOs), who was fighting in his first U.S. main event, held a large advantage in power connects (181-103) while Lara (25-3-3, 14 KOs) found success landing his left hand down the middle on his way to a 34 percent to 27 percent advantage in power accuracy.
Brian Castano Vs Lara
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Brian Castano vs Erislandy Lara Preview Mar. Unbeaten WBA Jr. Middleweight Brian Castano of Argentina will be defending his title against former IBO and WBA Champ Erislandy Lara of Cuba at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York this Saturday, March 2 nd.The 12-round bout can be seen live on Showtime in the USA and on TSN 4 in Canada. By Mike Smith: Unbeaten WBA World junior middleweight champion Brian Carlos Castano (15-0-1, 11 KOs) retained his title on Saturday night in fighting to a 12 round draw against former WBA champion. A couple days before he battles Lara, the 29-year-old Castano spoke with Sporting News about the fight, his amateur scrap with Spence and what he plans on doing to Lara that no one has been able. Lara took place Saturday, March 2, 2019 with 9 fights at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. In March 2019, Castano battled to a disputed draw with legendary Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara —a bout many felt Castano won.
In the close, difficult-to-score fight, five of the rounds were separated by three or fewer connects and three of those rounds favored Lara. In the final two rounds, Castaño ramped up the pressure and connected on 44 punches, while Lara landed only 24 punches across the championship rounds. Castaño won the final three rounds on all three judges' scorecards. Without doing so, the Argentine would have lost his belt.
After the hotly contested fight, both fighters have options, including a rematch, in the talent-rich super welterweight division.
'I know I won the fight. I feel I was robbed,' a disappointed Castaño told SHOWTIME's Jim Gray. 'If he wants the rematch, I'll give him the rematch. I waited for him this time so I can wait for him again if he wants the rematch. I would give him the rematch if he wants. I can also go ahead and fight any other champion that wants to fight me. I'm ready for whoever they put in front of me. Hurd or anyone else.'
Lara, on the other hand, felt he did enough to claim the belt: 'I thought I won the fight by landing the more accurate and effective punches. Castaño came to fight but he never hurt me and I hurt him. All I can do is give the fans great fights and that's what I'll continue to do. I have a lot of fight left in me and I'm not going anywhere.
'If we have to fight him again, I'll fight him. Hurd or Castaño. Anybody, I'll have the rematch with both.'