On July 31, 2010, Jorge Linares (28-1, 18 KOs) and Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Jorge Linares is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Francisco Lorenzo, 4 months and 4 days ago. Rocky Juarez is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision loss to Jason Litzau, 3 months and 28 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Jorge Linares at 51.2-48.8, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Linares has a slightly better chance of winning, but Juarez could also certainly pull it off.
Jorge Linares defeated Rocky Juarez via unanimous decision in the 10-round lightweight fight. Linares improves his record to 29-1, while Juarez adds a loss to his record at 28-7-1.