Linares vs Mitchell

Who won Linares vs Mitchell?

Jorge Linares beat Kevin Mitchell by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 30th May 2015 at The O2 Arena in London.

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 Mitchell stats

Back in May 2015, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 3 loses and 0  draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kevin Mitchell made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Mitchell had a slight advantage in power over Linares, with a 74% knock out percentage over Linares' 66%.

Jorge Linares was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Linares had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jorge Linares & Kevin Mitchell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2002, 7 months earlier than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 138 more professional rounds, 366 to Mitchell's 228.

Activity check

Linares' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Linares vs Mitchell?

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