Linares vs Cano

Who won Linares vs Cano?

Jorge Linares beat Ivan Cano by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, October 10th, 2015, at El Poliedro, Caracas.

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 Cano stats

Back in October 2015, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ivan Cano made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Linares had a slight advantage in power over Cano, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Cano's 65%.

Jorge Linares was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Linares had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cano.

Both Jorge Linares and Ivan Cano fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Cano, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 209 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Cano's 157.

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Linares' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Linares vs Cano?

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