JORGE LINARES

Amateur Career

• Amateur Record: 89-5
• 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)

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
• WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
• WBA Fedecentro featherweight title
• interim WBA Fedelatin lightweight title
• WBC Diamond lightweight title

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 11-3-0 (7 KO's) in world championship bouts.
• 6-3-0 (3 KO's) against former or current world champions:
  • Won against Hugo Rafael Soto, Oscar Larios, Gamaliel Diaz, Jesus Chavez & Anthony Crolla (twice).
  • Lost against Juan Carlos Salgado, Antonio DeMarco & Vasyl Lomachenko.

Notes

• Linares started boxing at twelve years old and had his first amateur bout at thirteen.
• In 2002, Jorge Linares left his family in his native Venezuela and moved 9,000 miles to Japan where he made his pro debut at age 17.
• Jorge Linares moved to London with his wife, kids and trainer Ismael Salas, in 2017.
• Older brother of Carlos Linares.

 

Preceded by: In-Jin Chi Vacated	WBC Featherweight Champion  2007 Jul 21 – 2008 Aug Vacated	Succeeded by: Oscar Larios
Preceded by: Edwin Valero Vacated	WBA Super Featherweight Champion  2008 Nov 28 – 2009 Oct 10	Succeeded by: Juan Carlos Salgado
Preceded by: Omar Figueroa Declared Champion in Recess	WBC Lightweight Champion  2014 Dec 30 – 2016 Feb 23 Stripped	Succeeded by: Dejan Zlaticanin
Preceded by: Anthony Crolla	WBA Lightweight Champion  2016 Sep 24 – 2018 May 12	Succeeded by: Vasyl Lomachenko

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