Final night time in Ciudad, Mexico, in a struggle that fell largely below the radar, former WBA featherweight champ Mauricio Lara iced fellow Mexican Miguel Roman inside a spherical in a bout that was contested at 130 kilos.
Roman’s Last Stand Ends Early
Lara, popping out quick, dropped Roman with a pointy proper hand. Roman acquired up rapidly, however a sequence of onerous left hooks then drilled him, the ultimate shot forcing the referee to dive in and save 39-year-old Roman from taking any additional punishment. It was throughout with slightly over two minutes gone.
Lara, nonetheless solely 27 years of age, is now 29-3-2(22). Roman fell to a grizzled 71-15(51), and retirement will be the former three-time world title challenger’s solely actual possibility now; and Roman had mentioned when going into final night time’s struggle that he would certainly name it a profession if he misplaced.
What was anticipated by most to be a great, back-and-forth all-Mexican battle was as a substitute a struggle that was not allowed to get going, and it was Lara’s pace and energy that made it an early night time. Lara was, as we all know, suspended by UKAD for 2 years after he failed a medication check following his return struggle defeat to Britain’s Leigh Wooden. Lara has boxed in Mexico quite a lot of occasions because the suspension, however he can not field within the UK once more till March of subsequent yr.
Can Lara Reclaim His Highlight?
Who is aware of, perhaps Lara, if he’s given the chance some might nicely say he doesn’t deserve, can go on and struggle for one more world title down the street. Lara burst onto the world stage when he stopped former IBF featherweight champ Josh Warrington in February of 2021. Then, two years later, Lara returned to the UK to cease Wooden from turning into the WBA champ. Wooden soundly outpointed an obese Lara of their rematch.
Lara has now gained three and drawn one while boxing at residence.
