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Erislandy Lara vs Michael Zerafa — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇺MIDDLEWEIGHT

Erislandy Lara

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Michael Zerafa

Erislandy Lara (32-3-3) and Michael Zerafa (33-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lara

32

Wins19 KO · 59%

3

Losses

3

Draws38 tracked bouts

Zerafa

33

Wins21 KO · 64%

5

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lara leads 1–0

Erislandy Lara and Michael Zerafa have met 1 time; Lara leads 1–0.

Erislandy Lara and Michael Zerafa have met 1 time; Lara leads 1–0.
Met2024Mar 30Series
Erislandy LaraFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Michael ZerafaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Lara 4 · Zerafa 4 of 8 measurable rows
LaraZerafa
Record
32-3-3 (edge)33-5
Win %0–100%
88.2% (edge)
86.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
19
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
59.38%
63.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
63% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.2
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedlevelmax 38
38
38

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Erislandy Lara: 5′9″
Michael Zerafa: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+4″
Erislandy Lara: 76″ (edge)
Michael Zerafa: 72″
Age9 yrs apart
Erislandy Lara: 43
Michael Zerafa: 34
Stance
Erislandy Lara: Southpaw
Michael Zerafa: Orthodox

Erislandy Lara left, Michael Zerafa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erislandy Lara32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Erislandy Lara: 32 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (59%) and 13 on the cards (41%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 59%13 on the cards 41%

Michael Zerafa32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Michael Zerafa: 32 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (63%) and 12 on the cards (38%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 63%12 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erislandy Lara 38, Michael Zerafa 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Erislandy Lara has won seven straight, the most recent against Johan Gonzalez. Lara last boxed on Dec 6, 2025 — 317 days ago.WWWWW

LaManna May 2021O'Sullivan May 2022Zerafa Mar 2024García Sep 2024Gonzalez Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Michael Zerafa has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Nik Tszyu. Zerafa last boxed on Jan 16, 2026 — 277 days ago.WWLWNC

Hardman Apr 2022Creati Nov 2022Lara Mar 2024Browne Aug 2024Tszyu Jan 20262.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erislandy Lara and Michael Zerafa ever fought each other?
Yes. Erislandy Lara and Michael Zerafa met once on March 30, 2024, and Erislandy Lara won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WMar 30, 2024 · Lara · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lara or Zerafa?
Erislandy Lara is 32-3-3 and Michael Zerafa is 33-5. Erislandy Lara has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lara32–3–388.2%

Zerafa33–586.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lara or Zerafa?
Erislandy Lara has 19 knockout wins and Michael Zerafa has 21. Michael Zerafa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lara1959.4%

Zerafa2163.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lara and Zerafa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erislandy Lara and Michael Zerafa have faced.
Who is bigger, Lara or Zerafa?
Michael Zerafa is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 2 cm above the other. Erislandy Lara also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Lara175 cm192 cm reach

Zerafa177 cm182 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lara and Zerafa?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Erislandy Lara and 38 bouts tracked for Michael Zerafa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lara38bouts

Zerafa38bouts

How They Win ↓

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