No matter what happens in Argentina this weekend when he faces Darren Elkins, or how his journey through the featherweight division progresses in the coming years, know this about the career of Ricardo Lamas: he’s done things the right way.
Win, lose or draw, the Chicago native has always shown up in shape, on weight, and ready to fight. And all that mattered was letting his work speak for itself.
“I think it comes from my upbringing,” said Lamas. “My parents always brought me up to be an honest person, stay true to myself and growing up I never saw my dad sell out for any kind of money.