For the last six years, Erislandy Lara has been one of the premier light middleweights in the world. He has been involved in a title fight at this division 11 times over the last seven years, and he will defend the title once more on Saturday, August 29, when he takes on Greg Vendetti. Lara is 26-3-3 coming into this bout with 15 knockouts, while Vendetti is 22-3-1 with 12 knockouts.
When: Saturday, August 29, 2020
Where: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Why: WBA light middleweight belt
Erislandy Lara vs Greg Vendetti Betting Odds
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There’s no doubt that Lara will be the favorite per the boxing betting odds when the odds for this match are released. For those that might be new to betting on boxing, let’s assume that Lara is a -1200 favorite. At that price, a $1200 bet on Lara would return $100. Meanwhile, if the odds were +650 on Vendetti, that means a $100 bet on the challenger would earn $650.
As the fight nears, there will be decision betting too. You will be able to bet on whether the fight is decided by KO, TKO, or decision, and you can bet on which boxer will win the fight in that fashion as well.
Erislandy Lara vs Greg Vendetti Preview
Lara turned pro at the age of 25 after defecting from Cuba. He was the favorite to win the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but instead he went to Germany and turned pro. That was an excellent decision, as he has showcased an incredible skillset over the last decade.
His first major title fight came in June 2013. Lara took on Alfredo Angulo for the interim WBA light middleweight title, and he defeated Angulo by TKO in the 10th round. He defended the strap against Austin Trout in his next match before losing a non-title catchweight bout to Canelo Alvarez by split decision.
After the controversial loss, Lara went back to light middleweight. He successfully defended his belt an additional six times before losing another controversial split decision in a unification fight for the WBA, IBO, and IBF light middleweight titles. In his last fight, he won back the WBA light middleweight belt with a quick second-round TKO of Ramon Alvarez.
Vendetti has spent most of his professional career boxing in the Boston area. He had a checkered start to his career with three embarrassing decisions against lesser foes, but he has been a different fighter since 2015. The Villain won 16 straight fights and knocked off top tier opponents like Casey James Streeter and Derek Silviera along the way.
For just the second time in his career, Vendetti left the United States for a bout in December 2018. He suffered a second-round TKO loss to Michel Soro in France, but he was able to fight for his first minor title upon his return. Vendetti took on Michael Anderson for the IBA light middleweight belt in July 2019, and he won a unanimous decision to claim the strap. That helped lead to the Lara camp selecting Vendetti for this title defense.
Total Rounds Betting
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds. Total betting rounds odds will be available soon so be sure to check back. Total betting rounds odds is a wager on how long the fight will last. Let’s say if the total rounds betting line is Over 11.5 Rounds -200, that means that if you think the fight is going to go all 12 rounds, for you to win your bet you would need to bet $200 to win $100. Conversely if you wager Under 11.5 Rounds +150, you would need to risk $100 to win $150. As long as the fight did not go past the 11th round, you would win the under.
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