Erislandy Lara
Cuban boxer
エリスランディ・ララ
- Born
- 11 April 1983, Guantánamo
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light middleweight, welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb)
Erislandy Lara Santoya (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban-American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight title since 2023 (Regular version from 2021 to 2023). Previously he held the WBA super welterweight title (Regular and Super versions) between 2014 and 2021.
In a career lasting over 16 years, Lara has long been regarded as one of the world's most technically skilled boxers. He was captain of the Cuban national amateur team, winning a welterweight gold medal at the 2005 World Championships as well as three consecutive Cuban national championships from 2005 to 2007.
Awards and honours
- Ali–Frazier Award 2018
- IBO World Super Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion (secondary)
- WBA World Super Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Welterweight Champion (secondary)
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q725502 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.