Comments Thread For: Linares Captures Gold: Matsumoto, T. Inoue Win

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Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan - Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs) became a three division world champion by capturing the vacant WBC lightweight championship as he knocked out Javier Prieto (24-8-2, 18 KOs) in the fourth round.

The belt was taken from Omar Figueroa by the World Boxing Council, due to Figueroa's extended layoff from injuries and recent statements regarding his inability to make the lightweight limit.
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[glenn mcrory]

Woo...! Now Linares has more paper to pad that paper mache chin of his.

[nycsmooth]

A setup from day 1, as Prieto elevated to #2 after 2 draws w/Cano, of which I though Cano won both...typical wbc BS...