Jorge Linares (47-9, 29) was born in Barinas, Venezuela on August 22, 1985. At the age of 17 years on December 15, 2002, he made his professional boxing debut against Kyong-Soo Chung, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Linares was elevated as the WBC featherweight world champion at the age of 22 years and had his first title defense fight against Gamaliel DĂaz on December 15, 2007. He successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 8th-round KO.
He then went on to become world champion at the lightweight weight class as well, winning the WBC, WBA and The Ring titles against Javier Prieto via 4th-round KO on December 30, 2014.
Linares' last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Jack Catterall at age 38 on October 21, 2023. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
Some of Jorge Linares' best fights have been against Anthony Crolla, Mercito Gesta, Rocky Juarez, HĂ©ctor VelĂĄzquez, Luke Campbell, Ăscar Larios and Kevin Mitchell.
Linares has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56  | Oct 21, 2023 38 years, 1 months 47-9 (29) | 30 years, 3 months 27-1 (13) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
55 | Dec 12, 2022 37 years, 3 months 47-8 (29) | Jorya Amazaryan | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
54  | Feb 19, 2022 36 years, 5 months 47-7 (29) | 27 years, 10 months 14-1 (8) | LT | 12 | TKO | LOSS |
53  | May 29, 2021 35 years, 9 months 47-6 (29) | 22 years, 6 months 25-0 (15) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
52 | Feb 14, 2020 34 years, 5 months 47-5 (29) | Carlos Morales | 4 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Sep 7, 2019 34 years 46-5 (28) | Al Toyogon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50  | Jan 18, 2019 33 years, 4 months 45-5 (28) | 29 years, 3 months 31-7-1 (20) | SLT | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
49 | Sep 29, 2018 33 years, 1 months 45-4 (28) | Abner Cotto | 3 | KO | WIN | |
48  | May 12, 2018 32 years, 8 months 44-4 (27) | 30 years, 2 months 10-1 (8) | LT | 10 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA, The Ring |
47  | Jan 27, 2018 32 years, 5 months 44-3 (27) | 30 years, 3 months 31-1-2 (17) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
46  | Sep 23, 2017 32 years, 1 months 43-3 (27) | 29 years, 11 months 17-1 (14) | LT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
45  | Mar 25, 2017 31 years, 7 months 42-3 (27) | 30 years, 4 months 31-5-3 (13) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
44 | Sep 24, 2016 31 years, 1 months 41-3 (27) | 29 years, 10 months 31-4-3 (13) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA, The Ring Vacant |
43 | Oct 10, 2015 30 years, 1 months 40-3 (27) | Ivan Cano | LT | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
42  | May 30, 2015 29 years, 9 months 39-3 (26) | 30 years, 7 months 39-2 (28) | LT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
41 | Dec 30, 2014 29 years, 4 months 38-3 (25) | Javier Prieto | LT | 4 | KO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
40 | Aug 16, 2014 28 years, 11 months 37-3 (24) | Ira Terry | 2 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Mar 8, 2014 28 years, 6 months 36-3 (23) | Nihito Arakawa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Nov 10, 2013 28 years, 2 months 35-3 (23) | Francisco Contreras | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Aug 25, 2013 28 years 34-3 (22) | Berman Sanchez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 16, 2013 27 years, 6 months 33-3 (21) | David Rodela | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
35  | Oct 6, 2012 27 years, 1 months 32-3 (20) | 37 years, 7 months 52-17-3 (35) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Mar 31, 2012 26 years, 7 months 31-3 (20) | Sergio Thompson | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
33  | Oct 15, 2011 26 years, 1 months 31-2 (20) | 25 years, 9 months 25-2-1 (18) | LT | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
32 | May 28, 2011 25 years, 9 months 31-1 (20) | Adrian Verdugo | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | Oct 24, 2010 25 years, 2 months 30-1 (19) | 37 years, 11 months 44-7 (30) | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
30  | Jul 31, 2010 24 years, 11 months 29-1 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 28-6-1 (20) | LT | 10 | UD | WIN Interim |
29 | Mar 27, 2010 24 years, 7 months 28-1 (18) | Francisco Lorenzo | 10 | MD | WIN | |
28  | Oct 10, 2009 24 years, 1 months 27-1 (18) | 24 years, 9 months 20-0-1 (14) | SFT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
27 | Jun 27, 2009 23 years, 10 months 27-0 (18) | Josafat Perez | SFT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
26 | Nov 28, 2008 23 years, 3 months 26-0 (17) | Whyber Garcia | SFT | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
25  | Dec 15, 2007 22 years, 3 months 25-0 (16) | 26 years, 10 months 22-6-2 (9) | FT | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
24  | Jul 21, 2007 21 years, 10 months 24-0 (15) | 30 years, 8 months 59-5-1 (37) | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
23 | Feb 3, 2007 21 years, 5 months 23-0 (14) | Ramiro Lara | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Oct 7, 2006 21 years, 1 months 22-0 (13) | Humberto Martinez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 3, 2006 20 years, 9 months 21-0 (12) | Pedro Navarrete | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Apr 1, 2006 20 years, 7 months 20-0 (12) | Saohin Srithai Condo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jan 7, 2006 20 years, 4 months 19-0 (12) | Jeffrey Onate | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 3, 2005 20 years, 2 months 18-0 (11) | Denchai Sor Tiebkoon | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Sep 25, 2005 20 years, 1 months 17-0 (10) | Ayon Naranjo | 6 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Aug 13, 2005 19 years, 11 months 16-0 (10) | Jesus Perez | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
15 | May 26, 2005 19 years, 9 months 15-0 (9) | Jean Javier Sotelo | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Apr 16, 2005 19 years, 7 months 14-0 (8) | Luis Perez Vicente | 4 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 5, 2005 19 years, 5 months 13-0 (7) | Melvin Ayudtud | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Dec 3, 2004 19 years, 3 months 12-0 (6) | Rafael Castillo | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 2, 2004 19 years, 1 months 11-0 (5) | Sung-Hoon Park | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 7, 2004 18 years, 11 months 10-0 (4) | Renan Acosta | FT | 10 | UD | WIN |
9 | May 1, 2004 18 years, 8 months 9-0 (4) | Michael Domingo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jan 31, 2004 18 years, 5 months 8-0 (4) | Hugo Rafael Soto | SBT | 10 | UD | WIN |
7 | Oct 18, 2003 18 years, 1 months 7-0 (4) | Pederito Laurente | 10 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 20, 2003 18 years 6-0 (4) | Jung-Keun Woo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 12, 2003 17 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Thunder Ito | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 19, 2003 17 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Ariel Austria | 8 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 15, 2003 17 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Singdam Monsaichon | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 15, 2003 17 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Chawal Sor Vorapin | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Dec 15, 2002 17 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Kyong-Soo Chung | 1 | KO | WIN |
