On October 15, 2011, Jorge Linares (31-1, 20 KOs) and Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC lightweight title is also on the line.
Jorge Linares is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Adrian Verdugo, 4 months and 17 days ago. Antonio DeMarco is on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Reyes Sanchez, 7 months and 19 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98-2 in favor of Antonio DeMarco. Jorge Linares won't be able to do much against DeMarco.
Antonio DeMarco stopped Jorge Linares via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight. DeMarco improves his record to 26-2-1 (19 KOs), while Linares adds a loss to his record at 31-2.