Have Ernesto España and Johnny Lira ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernesto España and Johnny Lira met once on August 4, 1979, and Ernesto España won by RTD in round 9.

Who has the better record, España or Lira?

Ernesto España is 36-8 and Johnny Lira is 30-6-1. Johnny Lira has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, España or Lira?

Ernesto España has 29 knockout wins and Johnny Lira has 15. Ernesto España has more.

Do España and Lira have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernesto España and Johnny Lira have faced.

Who is bigger, España or Lira?

Ernesto España is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 5 cm above the other. Ernesto España also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on España and Lira?

This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ernesto España and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Lira. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernesto España vs Johnny Lira — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ernesto España (36-8) and Johnny Lira (30-6-1) 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.

España

Wins29 KO · 81%

Losses

Draws44 tracked bouts

Lira

Wins15 KO · 50%

Losses

Draw4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

España leads 1–0

Ernesto España and Johnny Lira have met 1 time; España leads 1–0.
Met	1979Aug 4	Series
Ernesto EspañaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny LiraFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR9España vs Lira	1Meeting

España vs Lira · Aug 4, 1979

The Numbers

España 5 · Lira 3 of 8 measurable rows

EspañaEdge = longer wingLira

Record: 36-830-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 81.8%
82.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%: 80.56% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 81% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.3: 3.3 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44: 44
4

† 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+2″: Ernesto España: 5′11″ (edge); Johnny Lira: 5′9″
Reach+3″: Ernesto España: 72″ (edge); Johnny Lira: 69″
Agenot comparable: Ernesto España: 71; Johnny Lira: Died aged 61
Stance: Ernesto España: Orthodox; Johnny Lira: Orthodox

Ernesto España left, Johnny Lira right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ernesto España36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

Johnny Lira1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernesto España 44, Johnny Lira 4 — 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

Ernesto España last boxed on Aug 29, 1988 — 13,933 days ago. España had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Mancini Jul 1982Williams Jan 1985Rodriguez Jun 1985Ellis Mar 1987Benjamin Aug 19883.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Lira had won one in a row before losing a decision to Alfredo Escalera. Lira last boxed on Jul 2, 1982.LLWL

España Aug 1979Davis Dec 1980Ford Mar 1982Escalera Jul 19821.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ernesto España and Johnny Lira ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernesto España and Johnny Lira met once on August 4, 1979, and Ernesto España won by RTD in round 9.
Who has the better record, España or Lira?: Ernesto España is 36-8 and Johnny Lira is 30-6-1. Johnny Lira has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, España or Lira?: Ernesto España has 29 knockout wins and Johnny Lira has 15. Ernesto España has more.
Do España and Lira have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernesto España and Johnny Lira have faced.
Who is bigger, España or Lira?: Ernesto España is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 5 cm above the other. Ernesto España also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on España and Lira?: This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ernesto España and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Lira. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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