Linares vs Mitchell

Who won Linares vs Mitchell?

Jorge Linares beat Kevin Mitchell by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, May 30th, 2015, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Linares vs Mitchell stats

Back in May 2015, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Mitchell made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mitchell had a slight advantage in power over Linares, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Linares' 66%.

Jorge Linares was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Linares had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jorge Linares and Kevin Mitchell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2002, 7 months earlier than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 138 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Mitchell's 228.

Activity check

Linares' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Linares vs Mitchell?

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