Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko
On May 12, 2018, Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs), the lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against the reigning IBF lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs).
Linares vs Lomachenko Stats
Jorge Linares is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mercito Gesta, 3 months and 15 days ago. Vasyl Lomachenko is on a 9-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Guillermo Rigondeaux, 5 months and 3 days ago.
Linares vs Lomachenko Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Vasyl Lomachenko at 99-1 winning odds. Jorge Linares really doesn't have much to present against Lomachenko.
Linares vs Lomachenko Result
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 11-1 (9 KOs), while Linares adds a loss to his record at 44-4.