Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-25, pretty good fight between Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares 2: it gets three stars.
The world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 41-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy) while his opponent, the former Wba Lw champion Anthony Crolla, has a record of 31-5-3 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. Linares suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), but then he has won ten fights winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt against Javier Prieto in 2014 (=Linares vs Prieto) and the Wba belt in his last bout, when he faced Crolla for the first time (=Crolla vs Linares I). Before this fight Crolla had won over Ismael Barroso (=Crolla vs Barroso). Jorge Linares vs Anthony Crolla 2 is valid for the WBA World lightweight title (Linares’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-24, great fight between Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla: it gets three stars.
The Wba champion Anthony Crolla entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-4-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy). He suffered his last loss when he faced Gary Sykes in 2012 (via split decision), since then he has collected seven victories and three draws beating Darleys Perez (=Perez vs Crolla 2) and Ismael Barroso in his last two bouts (=Crolla vs Barroso).
His opponent, the world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares, has an official record of 40-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), but then he has won nine consecutive fights winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt against Javier Prieto in 2014 (=Linares vs Prieto) and defending it twice in 2015: with Kevin Mitchell (=Mitchell vs Linares) and Ivan Cano (=Linares vs Cano). Crolla vs Linares is valid for the WBA World lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-10, fight not so exciting between Jorge Linares and Ivan Cano: it gets two stars.
Jorge Linares entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 39-3-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), but since then he has collected eight victories winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt against Javier Prieto (=Linares vs Prieto) and defending it once with Kevin Mitchell (=Mitchell vs Linares).
His opponent, Ivan Cano, has an official record of 23-6-2 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. His last loss occurred in 2013 when he faced Daniel Ruiz, after this bout he has collected two victories and two draws. Linares vs Cano is valid for the WBC World lightweight title (Linares’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-30, Kevin Mitchell vs Jorge Linares gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight.
Kevin Mitchell entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 39-2-0 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mickey Bey). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Ricky Burns for the Wbo Lw belt (=Burns vs Mitchell), since then he has won six consecutive fights beating Daniel Estrada in his last bout (=Mitchell vs Estrada).
His opponent, the former Wbc featherweight and super-Fw world champion Jorge Linares, has a record of 38-3-0 (25 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), but since then he has collected seven victories winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt in his last fight, against Javier Prieto (=Linares vs Prieto). Mitchell vs Linares is valid for the WBC World lightweight title (Linares’ first defense); undercard of Kell Brook vs Frankie Gavin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-30, disappointing fight between Jorge Linares and Javier Prieto: it gets two stars. The former Wbc featherweight and Wba super-Fw champion Jorge Linares entered this fight with a boxing record of 37-3-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.20 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), since then he has won six consecutive bouts, the last one against Ira Terry.
His opponent, Javier Prieto, has a record of 24-7-2 (18 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class; the last time he lost was in 2012, against Roberto Ortiz, after this bout he has collected eight victories and two draws (both against Ivan Cano, Prieto vs Cano 2). Linares vs Prieto is valid for the vacant WBC World lightweight title; undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Omar Narvaez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-08, great performance by both fighters: Jorge Linares vs Nihito Arakawa gets three stars. Jorge Linares entered this fight with a boxing record of 35-3-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.40 lightweight in the world, he suffered two out of his three defeats between 2011 and 2012, one against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and then he lost to Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson); since then he collected four consecutive wins.
His opponent, Nihito Arakawa, has an official record of 24-3-1 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class, he is a classic Japanese fighter who likes war-fights like in his last battle against Omar Figueroa (bout candidate for Fight of the Year 2013, Figueroa vs Arakawa). Linares vs Arakawa is on the undercard of Saul Alvarez vs Alfredo Angulo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-10, the fight between Jorge Linares and Francisco Contreras gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Jorge Linares ranked as the No.41 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 34-3-0 (22 knockouts) while Francisco Contreras had a record of 21-3-0 (16 knockouts). Linares vs Contreras is on the undercard of Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Alberto Guevara. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-03-31, two exciting rounds and nice TKO victory in the second period: Jorge Linares vs Sergio Thompson gets three stars. Jorge Linares (31-2-0) entered as the No.17 lightweight in the world while Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (21-2-0) entered as the No.75. Linares vs Thompson is valid as WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-15, nice fight between Antonio DeMarco and Jorge Linares, it is very close to our 4 stars. Linares was dominating the fight thanks to his perfect technique but from the sixth round a cut on the nose allows DeMarco to get back in the match. In the eleventh the Mexican picks up the pace and Linares, with a bloody mask, is no longer able to fight: DeMarco wins by TKO. Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1) entered as the No.11 lightweight in the world while Jorge Linares (31-1-0) entered as the No.10. DeMarco vs Linares was valid for the vacant WBC lightweight title (undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-25, pretty good fight between Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares 2: it gets three stars.
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