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
The odds of winning are at 98.6-1.4 in favor of Vasyl Lomachenko. Jorge Linares won't be able to do much 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.