Mauricio Lara
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Real name | Mauricio Lara Acosta |
Nickname(s) | Bronco |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 23 February 1998
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 25 |
Wins | 22 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Mauricio Lara Acosta (born 23 February 1998) is a Mexican professional boxer. As of August 2021, Lara is ranked as the world's second best active featherweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[2] fourth by ESPN,[3] fifth by The Ring,[4] and eighth by BoxRec.[5] Lara's knockout-to-win ratio stands at 68%.[6]
Professional boxing career[]
Lara vs. Warrington[]
In by far his toughest test to date, Lara faced undefeated former IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington on 13 February 2021 at the SSE Arena in London. No title was on the line as Warrington had vacated his IBF featherweight title a month prior.[7]
Warrington had started off the fight slower than usual, and in the fourth round, Lara hurt him with a left hook before knocking his opponent down. Despite getting up, Warrington never regained his legs, though he was able to land a few effective combinations on Lara in the subsequent rounds. In the ninth round, Lara once again knocked his opponent down with a left hook, and the fight was immediately called off by the referee, handing Warrington his first career loss, breaking Warrington's 30-0 unbeaten streak.[8] Lara's victory was considered a major upset, as he had been rated as an 11/1 (+1100) pre-fight underdog, compared to Warrington having been rated as the 1/33 (-3300) betting favorite.[9] The Ring magazine opined that the result was an early candidate for its Upset of the Year award.[10]
Lara vs. Warrington II[]
It was announced on 14 July 2021 that Lara and Warrington would face each other in a rematch on 4 September at Headingley Stadium in Warrington's hometown of Leeds, England. Lara expressed excitement about the prospect of potentially handing Warrington another defeat, saying, “I’ve never been much of a talker, I’d rather do my talking in the ring. I’m going for a repeat performance on September 4. Hit once, hit twice. Warrington should know that I am coming for him. This is all about pride. This is for Mexico!”[11]
Professional boxing record[]
25 fights | 22 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 15 | 1 |
By decision | 7 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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26 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A | – (12) | 4 Sep 2021 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 22–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12), 0:54 | 13 Feb 2021 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 21–2 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 4 Dec 2020 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 20–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 1:19 | 21 Aug 2020 | ![]() |
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22 | NC | 19–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:54 | 4 Jul 2020 | ![]() |
Lara declared the winner by TKO; officially ruled a NC as the event was not sanctioned by Mexico City Boxing Commission |
21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8), 1:27 | 1 Feb 2020 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 18–2 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8), 1:07 | 7 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 17–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), | 28 Sep 2019 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 16–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 6 Jul 2019 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 15–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:44 | 23 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 14–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 12 Jan 2019 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 13–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:37 | 17 Nov 2018 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 12–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 25 Aug 2018 | ![]() |
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13 | Loss | 11–2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:50 | 19 May 2018 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:04 | 10 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 20 Jan 2018 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:22 | 25 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 1:22 | 8 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 1 Apr 2017 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 21 Jan 2017 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
SD | 4 | 14 Dec 2016 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:06 | 26 Nov 2016 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 1:48 | 5 Nov 2016 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 0:32 | 17 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 8 Jul 2016 | ![]() |
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1 | Loss | 0–1 | ![]() |
SD | 4 | 10 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Boxing record for Mauricio Lara". BoxRec.
- ^ "Rankings – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Divisional rankings: Joseph Diaz Jr. makes a move in a new weight class". ESPN.com. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Mauricio Lara". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Josh Warrington vacates IBF belt". Matchroom Boxing. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Christ, Scott (13 February 2021). "Warrington vs Lara results and highlights: Mauricio Lara shocks Josh Warrington with ninth round knockout". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara fight preview". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Mauricio Lara shocks Josh Warrington, stops him in 9 rounds in Upset of the Year candidate". The Ring. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Mauricio Lara-Josh Warrington 2 set for September 4 in Leeds, Katie Taylor returns". The Ring. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Mexican boxers