The former king of the 135-division will inch closer towards one day regaining his throne as Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares (46-5, 28 KOs) returns in a 12-round fight against experienced contender Carlos “The Solution” Morales (19-4-4, 8 KOs) in the co-main event of Garcia vs.
Ricky Burns and Jorge Linares, two proud former world champions (at more than one weight class) who are closing in on retirement yet aim to rule again before departing, will fight a WBA final eliminator at 135 pounds on September 7th in Glasgow, Scotland.
Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (45-4, 27 KOs), the former king of the 135-pound division of Barinas, Venezuela, scored a third-round technical knockout victory against Abner “Pin” Cotto (23-4, 12 KOs) of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico in the scheduled 12-round main event of the Sept.
Former three division world champion Jorge Linares (45-4, 28 KOs) made quick work of an over-matched Abner Cotto (23-4, 12 KOs) in destroying him in a third round knockout on Saturday night at antasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
Jorge Linares 137.4 vs Abner Cotto 137.8
Romero Duno 134.4 vs Ezequiel Avilez 134.6
Travell Mazion 153.2 vs Alan Zaval 152.6
Oscar Duarte 134 vs.
Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (44-4, 27 KOs), the former king of the 135-pound division and one of boxing’s top fighters, will return to the ring in a new division as he faces Abner “Pin” Cotto (23-3, 12KOs) in a 12-round, 140-pound battle that promises fireworks.
The great Vasyl Lomachenko did it in his last fight – he fought not only his ring foe but also a torn shoulder – and over the long years of this exceptional sport we all love so dearly we have witnessed other examples of sheer bravery.
Pound-for-Pound king and new WBA/Ring Magazine lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko may have just had the toughest fight of his pro career thus far but don’t go expecting the 30 year old great to take a long rest.
On Saturday night, WBA lightweight world champion Jorge Linares put his belt on the line against former two-division world champion and former two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Vasyl Lomachenko.
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN won the night for combat sports last night. Not only did the Linares vs. Lomanchenko main event draw a 1.0 metered market rating, making it cable television’s highest-rated fight of 2018, according to Nielsen overnight data, but the entire Top Rank on ESPN telecast was ESPN’s highest-rated Top Rank telecast of the year.