Linares vs Campbell

Who won Linares vs Campbell?

Jorge Linares beat Luke Campbell by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Jorge Linares.

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 unified lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and The Ring belts on the line.

Linares vs Campbell stats

Back in September 2017, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Luke Campbell made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jorge Linares was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Campbell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Linares. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jorge Linares fought out of the orthodox stance, while Luke Campbell was a southpaw.

Linares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 10 years and 6 months earlier than Campbell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 217 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Campbell's 149.

Luke Campbell was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 4 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Linares vs Campbell form

Linares had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Crolla on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Anthony Crolla on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ivan Cano on October 10, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.

Before that, he had defeated Kevin Mitchell on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Javier Prieto on December 30, 2014, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Metropolitan Gym, London, Japan.

Campbell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Darleys Perez on April 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jairo Lopez on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ice Arena, Hull.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derry Mathews on October 15, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Argenis Mendez on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Gary Sykes on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luke Campbell had been fighting more than Jorge Linares.

Going into this contest, Jorge Linares had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Luke Campbell's last outing had been 4 months and 25 days ago.

Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Linares vs Campbell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Linares vs Campbell?

Linares vs Campbell was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Linares vs Campbell?

Jorge Linares was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Campbell made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.