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Jorge Linares

Jorge Linares held the WBA Regular, WBC and The Ring lightweight world titles, the WBA Regular super featherweight world title and the WBC featherweight world title between 2007 and 2018. Linares first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBC featherweight world title by beating Oscar Larios.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
11–4
World titles held
5
Longest world title reign (The Ring lightweight, 2016–2018)
1 year, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2007 – Jan 2022

LightweightWBA Regular
WBA Super
WBC
The Ring
Super FeatherweightWBA Regular
FeatherweightWBC
2007age 212008age 222009age 232010age 242011age 252012age 262013age 272014age 282015age 292016age 302017age 312018age 322019age 332020age 342021age 352022age 36
201020152020

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2021

  2. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 8 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  3. Devin Haney beats Jorge Linares via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  4. 2020

  5. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 8 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  6. 2018

  7. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Jorge Linares via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super and The Ring

  8. Jorge Linares beats Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  9. 2017

  10. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares the lightweight champion in its annual ratings

  11. Jorge Linares beats Luke Campbell via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  12. Jorge Linares beats Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  13. 2016

  14. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares the lightweight champion in its annual ratings

  15. Jorge Linares beats Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  16. Jorge Linares’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  17. 2015

  18. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  19. Jorge Linares beats Ivan Cano via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  20. Jorge Linares beats Kevin Mitchell via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  21. 2014

  22. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 7 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  23. Jorge Linares beats Francisco Javier Prieto via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  24. 2011

  25. Antonio DeMarco beats Jorge Linares via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  26. 2010

  27. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 7 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  28. 2009

  29. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 8 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  30. Juan Carlos Salgado beats Jorge Linares via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  31. Jorge Linares beats Josafat Perez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  32. 2008

  33. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 10 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  34. Jorge Linares beats Whyber Garcia via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  35. Jorge Linares’s reign as the WBC featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBC

  36. 2007

  37. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Linares No. 8 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  38. Jorge Linares beats Gamaliel Diaz via knockout 8/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  39. Jorge Linares beats Oscar Larios via knockout 10/12

    Featherweight · WBC