Jorge Linares
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Linares in 2015
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| Real name | Jorge Luis Linares Palencia |
| Nickname(s) |
El Niño de Oro ("The Golden Boy") |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Born |
August 22, 1985 Barinas, Venezuela |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 3 |
Jorge Luis Linares Palencia (born August 22, 1985), best known as Jorge Linares, is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA and Ring magazine lightweight titles since 2016. He is a former three-weight world champion, having previously held the WBC featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA super featherweight title from 2008 to 2009; and the WBC lightweight title from 2014 to 2016.
Linares compiled an amateur record of 89–5. Some of his other accomplishments include:
Linares made his professional debut as a boxer managed by the Teiken Boxing Gym in December 2002. He was trained by Sendai Tanaka there, and Antonio Esparragoza who was trained by Tanaka's master Amílcar Bursa gave Linares the nickname of El Niño de Oro.
On July 21, 2007, Linares won the vacant WBC Interim World Featherweight Championship after knocking out Óscar Larios, who would later inherit his title, in the 10th round. He won his first defense of his title by an 8th round KO against Gamaliel Diaz on December 12, 2007. Linares relinquished the title on August 13, 2008, in order to move up to super featherweight.
Linares won the WBA super featherweight championship with a 5th round stoppage against Whyber Garcia on November 28, 2008. He defended it on June 27, 2009, against Josafat Perez by TKO in the 8th. Linares contracted with the Golden Boy Promotions in September 2009. Currently he is co-promoted by both Teiken Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.
On 10 October 2009, Linares lost his WBA Super Featherweight Title and his unbeaten streak when he was defeated by Juan Carlos Salgado in the first round by TKO. This stunning defeat was named Ring Magazine's 2009 Upset of the Year.
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