The 39-year-old Cuban southpaw stopped Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan early in the eighth round
co-features before Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero squared off in the main event of Showtime's pay-per-view card at Barclays.
Center in Brooklyn. Lara badly injured O'Sullivan with his left arm just before the end of the seventh round
Lara lunged at him early in the eighth round and hit O'Sullivan with another straight left
Referee Benji Esteves allowed Lara to land another punch before stepping between them
Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs) retained his secondary WBA middleweight title, but did nothing to elevate
his position in the 160-pound division. Since his controversial draw with former 154-pound
champion Brian CastaƱo at Barclays Center in March 2019, Lara has beaten four great underdogs
Earlier on Saturday night, Ireland's O'Sullivan (31-5, 21 KO) defeated Mexico's Jaime Munguia
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