Jorge Linares vs Juan Carlos Salgado
On October 10, 2009, Jorge Linares (27-0, 18 KOs), the super-featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Juan Carlos Salgado (20-0-1, 14 KOs).
Linares vs Salgado Stats
Jorge Linares is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Josafat Perez, 3 months and 13 days ago. Juan Carlos Salgado is on a 7-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Angel Reyna, 4 months and 17 days ago.
Linares vs Salgado Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 56.9-43.1 in favor of Juan Carlos Salgado. Jorge Linares could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Linares vs Salgado Result
Juan Carlos Salgado made quick work of Jorge Linares, stopping Linares via TKO in the 1st. Salgado improves his record to 21-0-1 (15 KOs), while Linares adds a loss to his record at 27-1.