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Jorge Linares
Linares in 2015
Born
Jorge Luis Linares Palencia

(1985-08-22) August 22, 1985 (age 39)
Barinas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Other namesEl Niño de Oro
("The Golden Boy")
Statistics
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Featherweight
Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins40
Wins by KO27
Losses3

Jorge Luis Linares Palencia (born August 22, 1985), best known as Jorge Linares, is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a three-weight world champion, currently holding the WBC lightweight title, having previously held the WBC featherweight and WBA super featherweight titles. Linares currently resides in Tokyo.

Amateur career

Linares compiled an amateur record of 89–5. Some of his other accomplishments include:

  • 1999 Gold Medal Venezuela's Juniors National Championship (14 years)
  • 1999 Gold Medal Venezuela's Juniors Venezuela Panama Dual
  • 2000 Silver Medal National Championship (15 years)
  • 2001 Gold Medal Venezuela's Junior National Championship (16 years)

Professional career

Linares made his professional debut as a boxer managed by the Teiken Boxing Gym in December 2002.[1] He was trained by Sendai Tanaka there, and Antonio Esparragoza who was trained by Tanaka's master Amílcar Bursa gave Linares the nickname of El Niño de Oro.[2]

On July 21, 2007, Linares won the vacant WBC Interim World Featherweight Championship after knocking out Óscar Larios, who would later inherit his title, in the 10th round.[3] He won his first defense of his title by an 8th round KO against Gamaliel Diaz on December 12, 2007. Linares relinquished the title on August 13, 2008, in order to move up to super featherweight.[4]

Linares won the WBA super featherweight championship with a 5th round stoppage against Whyber Garcia on November 28, 2008. He defended it on June 27, 2009, against Josafat Perez by TKO in the 8th. Linares contracted with the Golden Boy Promotions in September 2009. Currently he is co-promoted by both Teiken Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.[5]

On 10 October 2009, Linares lost his WBA Super Featherweight Title and his unbeaten streak when he was defeated by Juan Carlos Salgado in the first round by TKO. This stunning defeat was named Ring Magazine's 2009 Upset of the Year.

In his return fight on July 31, 2010, Linares easily defeated Mexican-American boxer Rocky Juarez by unanimous decision.

Linares defeated Mexico's Adrian Verdugo by a technical knockout in the seventh round of a ten-round lightweight bout in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, on May 28, 2011.[6][7] After that fight, Linares has trained with Freddie Roach at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood,[8][9] along with the U.S. Olympic boxing team in Colorado Springs, Colorado,[10] and served as Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partner in Baguio in the Philippines.[9]

Linares fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title against Antonio DeMarco at the Staples Center on October 15, 2011.[8] He outlanded DeMarco 216 to 97 in overall punches landed, but lost by TKO after suffering a major cut on his nose eventually allowing DeMarco to begin pounding on it, forcing the referee to stop the fight in the eleventh round.[11] In addition to his own wish, Golden Boy Promotions[12] and Teiken Promotions[13] appealed to the WBC for a rematch.

A rematch with Antonio DeMarco had been scheduled ahead of time to take place at the Home Depot Center on July 7.[14] However, Linares lost to Sergio Thompson in a WBC Lightweight title eliminator via a second round stoppage in Cancun, Mexico on March 31, 2012.[15]

Linares faced Jorge Francisco Contreras on 10 November 2013, sensationally knocking out Contreras in the first round.[16]

Professional boxing record

40 Wins (27 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Montenegro Dejan Zlaticanin - (12) Defending WBC Lightweight title.
For vacant The Ring Lightweight title.
Win 40-3 Mexico Ivan Cano KO 4 (12), 0:58 October 10, 2015 Venezuela El Poliedro, Caracas Retained WBC Lightweight title.
Win 39-3 United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell TKO 10 (12), 2:57 May 30, 2015 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London Retained WBC Lightweight title.
Win 38-3 Mexico Javier Prieto KO 4 (12), 1:50 December 30, 2014 Japan Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo Won vacant WBC Lightweight title.
Win 37-3 United States Ira Terry KO 2 (8), 1:21 August 16, 2014 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 36-3 Japan Nihito Arakawa UD 10 March 8, 2014 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 35-3 Dominican Republic Francisco Contreras TKO 1 (10), 3:08 November 10, 2013 Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Win 34-3 Nicaragua Berman Sanchez TKO 3 (10), 1:09 August 25, 2013 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Win 33-3 United States David Rodela TKO 8 (10), 2:51 March 16, 2013 Mexico Grand Oasis Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo
Win 32-3 Mexico Hector Velazquez UD 10 October 7, 2012 United States Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
Loss 31-3 Mexico Sergio Thompson TKO 2 (12), 2:27 March 31, 2012 Mexico Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Quintana Roo
Loss 31-2 Mexico Antonio DeMarco TKO 11 (12), 2:32 October 15, 2011 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California For vacant WBC Lightweight title.
Win 31-1 Mexico Adrian Verdugo TKO 7 (10), 1:49 May 28, 2011 Mexico Centro de Convenciones, Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Win 30-1 Mexico Jesús Chávez RTD 4 (12), 3:00 October 24, 2010 Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Win 29-1 United States Rocky Juarez UD 12 July 31, 2010 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBA Interim Fedelatin Lightweight title.
Win 28-1 Dominican Republic Francisco Lorenzo MD 12 March 27, 2010 Venezuela Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira
Loss 27-1 Mexico Juan Carlos Salgado TKO 1 (12), 1:13 October 10, 2009 Japan Yoyogi#2 Gymnasium, Tokyo Lost WBA Super Featherweight title.
Win 27-0 Mexico Josafat Perez TKO 8 (12), 2:02 June 27, 2009 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Retained WBA Super Featherweight title.
Win 26-0 Panama Whyber Garcia TKO 5 (12), 1:08 November 28, 2008 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City Won vacant WBA Super Featherweight title.
Win 25-0 Mexico Gamaliel Diaz KO 8 (12), 2:02 December 15, 2007 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo Retained WBC Featherweight title.
Win 24-0 Mexico Óscar Larios TKO 10 (12), (2:37) July 21, 2007 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Featherweight title.
Win 23-0 Panama Ramiro Lara TKO 3 (10), 1:37 February 3, 2007 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 22-0 Colombia Humberto Martinez TKO 6 (10), 2:34 October 7, 2006 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 21-0 Mexico Pedro Navarrete UD 10 June 3, 2006 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 20-0 Thailand Saohin Srithai Condo UD 10 April 1, 2006 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 19-0 Philippines Jeffrey Onate KO 1 (10), 1:59 January 7, 2006 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 18-0 Thailand Denchai Sor Tiebkoon TKO 1 (10), 2:30 November 3, 2005 South Korea Seoul
Win 17-0 Philippines Ayon Naranjo UD 6 September 25, 2005 Japan Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Win 16-0 Colombia Jesus Perez RTD 4 (10), 3:00 August 13, 2005 Venezuela Circulo Militar, Maracay
Win 15-0 Colombia Jean Javier Sotelo TKO 2 (10), 1:56 May 26, 2005 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Featherweight title.
Win 14-0 Mexico Luis Perez Vicente KO 4 (6), 1:49 April 16, 2005 Japan Nihon Budokan, Tokyo
Win 13-0 Philippines Melvin Ayudtud KO 1 (10), 2:07 February 5, 2005 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 12-0 Colombia Rafael Castillo TKO 4 (8), 2:16 December 3, 2004 Panama Figali Convention Center, Panama City
Win 11-0 South Korea Sung-Hoon Park KO 1 (10), 2:42 October 2, 2004 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 10-0 Panama Renan Acosta UD 10 August 7, 2004 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win 9-0 Philippines Michael Domingo UD 10 May 1, 2004 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 8-0 Argentina Hugo Rafael Soto UD 10 January 31, 2004 Venezuela El Poliedro, Caracas Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Super Bantamweight title.
Win 7-0 Philippines Pederito Laurente UD 10 October 18, 2003 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 6-0 South Korea Jung-Keun Woo KO 2 (8), 2:12 September 20, 2003 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 5-0 Japan Thunder Ito TKO 3 (10), 2:44 July 12, 2003 Japan Pacifico, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Win 4-0 Philippines Ariel Austria UD 8 April 19, 2003 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 3-0 Thailand Singdam Monsaichon KO 3 (8), 1:02 March 15, 2003 JapanKorakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 2-0 Thailand Chawal Sor Vorapin UD 6 February 15, 2003 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 1-0 South Korea Kyong-Soo Chung KO 1 (6), 0:45 December 15, 2002 Japan Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka Professional debut.

See also

References

  1. ^ Michael Rosenthal (December 13, 2007). "Venezuelan 'Golden Boy' happy to call Japan home". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Sendai Tanaka (April 10, 2010). アルゼンチン・ボクシング紀行. Boxing Magazine (in Japanese). No. April 2010 issue. Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. p. 77.
  3. ^ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=11806&more=1
  4. ^ "Linares vacates setting up twin bill in Japan". 15round.com. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  5. ^ Dan Rafael (September 19, 2009). "Linares signs with Golden Boy". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  6. ^ The Boxing Tribune (May 29, 2011). "Linares impresses, not Chavez". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  7. ^ Gabriel F. Cordero (May 28, 2011). "Linares wins in Mazatlan". fightnews.com. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins el monarca más veterano en la historia del boxeo, enfrentará al ex campeón mundial Chad 'Bad' Dawson el 15 de octubre en "Aunque usted no lo crea: Hopkins vs. Dawson"" (in Spanish). Golden Boy Promotions. August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Pacquiao begins tough grind". Manila Standard Today. September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Linares with USA Olympic Team". Fightnews.com. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  11. ^ Michael Rosenthal (October 16, 2011). "DeMarco snatches victory from defeat by stopping Linares". The Ring. Retrieved October 18, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Robert Morales (October 20, 2011). "Golden Boy, Roach Push For DeMarco-Linares Rematch". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  13. ^ "リナレス、逆転負けで3階級制覇失敗…WBC世界ライト級戦" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Dan Rafael (March 21, 2012). "Antonio DeMarco lines up July fight". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  15. ^ Boxing Clever (March 31, 2012). "Shocker: Sergio Thompson Stops Jorge Linares in Two". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  16. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=157610&cat=boxer. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Vacant
Title last held by
Humberto Soto
WBC Featherweight Interim Champion
July 21, 2007 – July 31, 2007
Promoted
Succeeded by
Preceded by
In Jin Chi
Retired
WBC Featherweight Champion
July 31, 2007 – August 13, 2008
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Edwin Valero
WBA Super Featherweight Champion
November 28, 2008 – October 10, 2009
Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Omar Figueroa
WBC Lightweight Champion
December 30, 2014 – present
Incumbent

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