Linares vs Prieto

Who won Linares vs Prieto?

Jorge Linares beat Javier Prieto by knockout in the 4th round on Tuesday, December 30th, 2014, at Metropolitan Gym, 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 Prieto stats

Back in December 2014, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Prieto made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Prieto had a slight advantage in power over Linares, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Linares' 65%.

Jorge Linares was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Both Jorge Linares and Javier Prieto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Prieto, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 137 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Prieto's 229.

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Linares' last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Linares vs Prieto?

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