Linares vs Cano

Who won Linares vs Cano?

Jorge Linares beat Ivan Cano by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 10th October 2015 at El Poliedro in 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 loses and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

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

Linares had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cano.

Both Jorge Linares & 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, 366 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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