Hamazaryan vs Linares

Who won Hamazaryan vs Linares?

Zhora Hamazaryan beat Jorge Linares by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, December 11th, 2022, at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 99-91 in favor of winner Zhora Hamazaryan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Magomed Kurbanov beating Johan Gonzalez. Also on the undercard Evgeny Tishchenko defeated Artur Mann.

Hamazaryan vs Linares stats

Back in December 2022, Zhora Hamazaryan stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Linares made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hamazaryan had a slight advantage in power over Linares, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Linares' 62%.

Zhora Hamazaryan was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Linares had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hamazaryan.

Both Zhora Hamazaryan and Jorge Linares fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hamazaryan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 42 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 12 years and 9 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 255 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Linares' 366.

Hamazaryan vs Linares form

Linares had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Zaur Abdullaev on February 19, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on May 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Morales on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California.

Before that, he had beaten Al Toyogon on September 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

He had lost to Pablo Cesar Cano on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Hamazaryan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hamazaryan vs Linares start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

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