On October 10, 2015, the 30-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jorge Linares (39-3, 26 KOs), faced Ivan Cano, in a title defense fight.
Linares came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Ivan Cano via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Linares improves his record to 40-3 (27 KOs)
On December 30, 2014, 29-year-old Jorge Linares (37-3, 24 KOs) and Javier Prieto fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Linares came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 14 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Javier Prieto via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Linares improves his record to 38-3 (25 KOs)
On December 15, 2007, the 22-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Jorge Linares (24-0, 15 KOs), faced Gamaliel Díaz, in a title defense fight.
Linares came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Gamaliel Díaz via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Linares improves his record to 25-0 (16 KOs)
On November 28, 2008, 23-year-old Jorge Linares (25-0, 16 KOs) and Whyber Garcia fought for the vacant WBA super-featherweight title.
Linares came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 13 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Whyber Garcia via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Linares improves his record to 26-0 (17 KOs)
On September 24, 2016, a 31-year-old Jorge Linares (40-3, 27 KOs) got a shot at the WBA lightweight title held by 29-year-old British boxer Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 13 KOs) and the vacant The Ring title.
Linares came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 14 days. Crolla was on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 17 days.
Jorge Linares defeated Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles. Linares improves his record to 41-3, while Crolla adds a loss to his record at 30-5-3.
On May 30, 2015, the 29-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs), faced Kevin Mitchell, in a title defense fight.
Linares came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months.
Jorge Linares stopped Kevin Mitchell via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Linares improves his record to 39-3 (26 KOs)
On March 25, 2017, Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla met again in an immediate rematch.
Linares came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Crolla was on a -1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Jorge Linares defeated Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles. Linares improves his record to 42-3, while Crolla adds a loss to his record at 30-6-3.
On June 27, 2009, the 23-year-old WBA super-featherweight world champion, Jorge Linares (26-0, 17 KOs), faced Josafat Perez, in a title defense fight.
Linares came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 30 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Josafat Perez via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA super-featherweight title. Linares improves his record to 27-0 (18 KOs)
On January 27, 2018, the 32-year-old WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion, Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Filipino boxer Mercito Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Linares came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Gesta was on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Jorge Linares defeated Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles. Linares improves his record to 44-3, while Gesta adds a loss to his record at 31-2-2.
On July 21, 2007, a 21-year-old Jorge Linares (23-0, 14 KOs) and a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Óscar Larios (59-5-1, 37 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Linares came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days. Larios was on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 21 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Óscar Larios via TKO in the 10th round. Linares improves his record to 24-0 (15 KOs), while Larios adds a loss to his record at 59-6-1.