Mauricio Lara (23-2, 16 KOs) looked ready to take former IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington’s head off during the high-energy final face-off on Friday after the two had made weight for their rematch on Saturday night at the Headingley Rugby League Stadium, Leeds.
Weights from Leeds:
Mauricio Lara 125.5 vs Josh Warrington 125.75
Conor Benn 146.5 vs Adrian Granados 146.5
Katie Taylor 134.75 vs Jennifer Han 134.25
Jovanni Straffon 134.25 vs Maxi Hughes 134.25
Ebanie Bridges 118 vs Mailys Gangloff 116
Eddie Hearn: “Thank you for being here in Leeds today, what a turnout, it feels so good.
Josh Warrington says he wasn’t wary enough of Mauricio Lara last time he fought him earlier this year in February. The result saw the former IBF featherweight champion Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) knocked down twice en route to getting stopped in the ninth round by the 23-year-old Lara (23-2, 16 KOs).
Josh Warrington has chosen to take the rematch with Mauricio Lara on September 4th stubbornly, but unfortunately, this could very well be his retirement party.
When little-known Mexican warrior Mauricio Lara shocked heavy favourite Josh Warrington back in February of this year it was one of the bigger upsets seen in Britain in some time.
We witnessed one of the biggest upsets in recent British boxing history back on the night of February 13th, when a massive outsider, the largely unknown Mauricio Lara, shocked an unbeaten Josh Warrington by way of a quite brutal ninth round stoppage win.
Sometimes an immediate rematch isn’t too smart a move for a beaten fighter to take. Josh Warrington, though, is desperate to get back in the ring with the man who sensationally upset him to take his unbeaten record on February 14.
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that former IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington will be facing Mauricio Lara at the end of the summer in front of a crowd.
Josh Warrington’s army of fans are still trying to come to terms with the massive upset defeat that befell their hero on Saturday night when the warrior from Leeds was brutally beaten by Mexico’s Mauricio Lara.
Josh Warrington has been given a massive boost by his huge army of fans who bombarded him with messages over the weekend.