By Peter Wells: One thing Rocky Juarez does hold is the record for the most failed world title attempts, not a record though to be proud of. Once again he may not be fighting for a major title but the WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title is a belt and will get him a chance at the WBA ‘world’ title. Juarez is considering retirement if he doesn’t come out victorious this time. Juarez is coming off two defeats and doesn’t really look like he’s ready for a tough opponent yet.
Jorge Linares
Salgado crushes Linares, Nishioka stops Hernandez – Boxing Results
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.
Linares Stops Perez; Korobov Destroys Diaz, Plotnikov Defeats Alimjanov – Boxing Results
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 getting outworked by the 25-year-old Perez.
Linares Stops Garcia, Looks Poor
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 fight at 1:08 of the round. The win enabled Linares, the former World Boxing Council featherweight champion, to capture the vacant WBA super featherweight title, which had previously been vacated by former champion In November.