Erislandy Lara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Cuban boxer
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1983
Place of Birth: Guantánamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Profession: boxer
Nationality: Cuba
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
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About Erislandy Lara
- Erislandy Lara Santoya (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban-American professional boxer.
- He has held the WBA (Regular) super welterweight title since August 2019.
- Previously, he held the WBA super welterweight title from 2014 to 2018 (promoted to Super champion in 2016), and the IBO super welterweight title from 2015 to 2018.
- As of September 2019, he is ranked as the world's second best active light middleweight by BoxRec, third by The Ring magazine and fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Lara is widely regarded as one of the most technically skilled fighters in boxing today.
- He was captain of the Cuban national amateur team, winning a gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2005 World Championships as well as three consecutive Cuban national championships from 2005 to 2007.
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