Linares vs Cotto

Who won Linares vs Cotto?

Jorge Linares beat Abner Cotto by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 29th, 2018, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Linares vs Cotto stats

Back in September 2018, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abner Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Linares had a slight advantage in power over Cotto, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Cotto's 52%.

Jorge Linares was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

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

Both Jorge Linares and Abner Cotto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 228 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Cotto's 138.

Jorge Linares went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Linares vs Cotto form

Jorge Linares had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mercito Gesta on January 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luke Campbell on September 23, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Anthony Crolla on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Linares vs Cotto start?

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

Who broadcast Linares vs Cotto?

Linares vs Cotto was broadcast on Facebook Watch in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Linares vs Cotto?

Jorge Linares was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Abner Cotto made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.