Linares vs Morales

Who won Linares vs Morales?

Jorge Linares beat Carlos Morales by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, February 14th, 2020, at Honda Center, California.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garcia beating Francisco Fonseca. Also on the undercard Blair Cobbs beat Samuel Kotey Neequaye, and Alexis Rocha defeated Brad Solomon.

Linares vs Morales stats

Back in February 2020, Jorge Linares stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Morales made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Linares had an advantage in power over Morales, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Morales' 42%.

Jorge Linares was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

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

Both Jorge Linares and Carlos Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Linares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 209 more professional rounds, totaling 366 compared to Morales' 157.

Jorge Linares went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at lightweight.

Linares vs Morales form

Linares had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Al Toyogon on September 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Pablo Cesar Cano on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Abner Cotto on September 29, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, 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.

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.

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Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Morales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Linares vs Morales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Honda Center, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Linares vs Morales?

Linares vs Morales was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Linares vs Morales?

Jorge Linares was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Morales made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.