Jorge Linares

“El Niño de Oro”

Boxing

47-9-0RECORD

29WINS BY KO / TKO

18WINS BY DECISION

56PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Jorge Luis Linares Palencia
Nickname	El Niño de Oro
Date of birth	22 Aug 1985
Nationality	Venezuelan
Birthplace	Barinas, Venezuela
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight
Trainers	Ismael Salas
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2002–2023
Status	Not added yet
Pro debut	15 Dec 2002
Last fight	Loss vs Jack Catterall, 21 Oct 2023

Details on this page were compiled from public information on 10 Oct 2026 (the record is as of that date). Is this you? Claim this profile to correct anything and add your photo and bio. Claim this profile

Titles and honours

Three-weight world champion
WBC featherweight champion (2007–2008)
WBA super featherweight champion (2008–2009)
WBC lightweight champion (2014–2016)
WBA and The Ring lightweight champion (2016–2018)

Fight history

56 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Jack Catterall	Decision (unanimous)	12		21 Oct 2023	Liverpool, England
Loss	Zhora Hamazaryan	Decision (unanimous)	10		11 Dec 2022	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	Zaur Abdullaev	TKO	12	2:55	19 Feb 2022	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	Devin Haney	Decision (unanimous)	12		29 May 2021	Paradise, Nevada, USA	For WBC lightweight title
Win	Carlos Morales	KO	4	2:09	14 Feb 2020	Anaheim, California, USA
Win	Al Toyogon	Decision (unanimous)	10		7 Sep 2019	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Pablo César Cano	TKO	1	2:48	18 Jan 2019	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Abner Cotto	KO	3	1:31	29 Sep 2018	Indio, California, USA
Loss	Vasiliy Lomachenko	TKO	10	2:08	12 May 2018	New York City, New York, USA	Lost WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Mercito Gesta	Decision (unanimous)	12		27 Jan 2018	Inglewood, California, USA	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Luke Campbell	Decision (split)	12		23 Sep 2017	Inglewood, California, USA	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Anthony Crolla	Decision (unanimous)	12		25 Mar 2017	Manchester, England	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Anthony Crolla	Decision (unanimous)	12		24 Sep 2016	Manchester, England	Won WBA and vacant The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Ivan Cano	KO	4	0:58	10 Oct 2015	Caracas, Venezuela	Retained WBC lightweight title
Win	Kevin Mitchell	TKO	10	2:57	30 May 2015	London, England	Retained WBC lightweight title
Win	Javier Prieto	KO	4	1:50	30 Dec 2014	Tokyo, Japan	Won vacant WBC lightweight title
Win	Ira Terry	KO	2	1:21	16 Aug 2014	Carson, California, USA
Win	Nihito Arakawa	Decision (unanimous)	10		8 Mar 2014	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Francisco Contreras	TKO	1		10 Nov 2013	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Berman Sanchez	TKO	3	1:09	25 Aug 2013	Tokyo, Japan
Win	David Rodela	TKO	8	2:51	16 Mar 2013	Cancún, Mexico
Win	Héctor Velázquez	Decision (unanimous)	10		6 Oct 2012	Sacramento, California, USA
Loss	Sergio Thompson	TKO	2	2:27	31 Mar 2012	Cancún, Mexico
Loss	Antonio DeMarco	TKO	11	2:32	15 Oct 2011	Los Angeles, California, USA	For vacant WBC lightweight title
Win	Adrian Verdugo	TKO	7	1:49	28 May 2011	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	Jesús Chávez	TKO (corner retirement)	4	3:00	24 Oct 2010	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Rocky Juarez	Decision (unanimous)	10		31 Jul 2010	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Francisco Lorenzo	Decision (majority)	10		27 Mar 2010	La Guaira, Venezuela
Loss	Juan Carlos Salgado	TKO	1	1:13	10 Oct 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Lost WBA super featherweight title
Win	Josafat Perez	TKO	8	1:40	27 Jun 2009	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Retained WBA super featherweight title
Win	Whyber Garcia	TKO	5	1:08	28 Nov 2008	Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBA super featherweight title
Win	Gamaliel Díaz	KO	8	2:02	15 Dec 2007	Cancún, Mexico	Retained WBC featherweight title
Win	Óscar Larios	TKO	10	2:37	21 Jul 2007	Paradise, Nevada, USA	Won vacant WBC interim featherweight title
Win	Ramiro Lara	TKO	3	1:37	3 Feb 2007	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Humberto Martinez	TKO	6	2:34	7 Oct 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Pedro Navarrete	Decision (unanimous)	10		3 Jun 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Saohin Srithai Condo	Decision (unanimous)	10		1 Apr 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jeffrey Onate	KO	1	1:59	7 Jan 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Denchai Sor Tiebkoon	TKO	1	2:30	3 Nov 2005	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Ayon Naranjo	Decision (unanimous)	6		25 Sep 2005	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Jesus Perez	TKO (corner retirement)	4	3:00	13 Aug 2005	Maracay, Venezuela
Win	Jean Javier Sotelo	TKO	2	1:56	26 May 2005	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Luis Perez Vicente	KO	4	1:49	16 Apr 2005	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Melvin Ayudtud	KO	1	2:07	5 Feb 2005	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Rafael Castillo	TKO	4	2:16	3 Dec 2004	Panama City, Panama
Win	Sung-Hoon Park	KO	1	2:42	2 Oct 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Renan Acosta	Decision (unanimous)	10		7 Aug 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Michael Domingo	Decision (unanimous)	10		1 May 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Hugo Rafael Soto	Decision (unanimous)	10		31 Jan 2004	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	Pederito Laurente	Decision (unanimous)	10		18 Oct 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jung-Keun Woo	KO	2	2:12	20 Sep 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Thunder Ito	TKO	3	2:44	12 Jul 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Ariel Austria	Decision (unanimous)	8		19 Apr 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Singdam Monsaichon	KO	3	1:02	15 Mar 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Chawal Sor Vorapin	Decision (unanimous)	6		15 Feb 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kyong-Soo Chung	KO	1	0:45	15 Dec 2002	Osaka, Japan