Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan - Venezuela's 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. Linares is co-promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and Mr. Honda's Japan-based Teiken Promotions.