Jorge Linares Boxing News

By Manuel Perez: In a shocking upset, number #6 rated World Boxing Council super featherweight contender Juan Carlos Salgado (21-0, 15 KO’s) took out previously unbeaten WBC super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-1, 18 KO’s) in a 1st round TKO on Saturday night to capture Linares’ title at the Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan.

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-0, 18 KO’s) stopped challenger Josafat Perez (12-2, 7 KO’s) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Linares, 23, looked far from impressive in most of the rounds throwing few punches and [...]

By Manuel Perez: Unbeaten super featherweight Jorge Linares (26-0, 17 KOs) struggled badly on Friday night, taking a lot of punishment at the hands of Panamanian Whyber Garcia (20-6, 14 KOs) for four rounds before opening up with a flurry of shots in the 5th, ending with referee Steve Smoger stepping in and halting the [...]

Unbeaten Tokyo-based World Boxing Council featherweight champion Jorge Linares (25-0, 16 KOs) stopped challenger Gamaliel Diaz (22-7-2, 9 KOs) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Linares, 22, appeared very relaxed in the early rounds of the fight, calmly jabbing a fierce-looking Diaz, who [...]