Tonight, May 12th 2018, Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KO’s) will defend his WBAsuper & TheRing Lightweight titles against Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KO’s). The fight will take place at Madison Square Graden in New York City NY, and will be live on ESPN at 8pm ET. Lomachenko moves up in weight yet again to take on his toughest opponent to date in Linares. Here is the breakdown & prediction:
JORGE LINARES
-Record: 44 – 3 – 0, 27 KO’s
-Weight Class: Lightweight
-Height: 5′ 8″
-Reach: 69″
-Notable Fights
- Javier Prieto — Win, KO 4th round (12), 12/30/14. (Won vacant WBC Lightweight title)
- Anthony Crolla — Win, UD (12), 9/24/16. (Won WBA & vacant TheRing Lightweight titles)
- Luke Campbell — Win, Split Decision (12), 9/23/17.
VASYL LOMACHENKO
-Record: 44 – 3 – 0, 27 KO’s
-Weight Class: Lightweight/Junior Lightweight
-Height: 5′ 7″
-Reach: 65″
-Notable Fights
- Gary Russel Jr — Win, Majority Decision (12), 6/21/14. (Won vacant WBO Featherweight title)
- Rocky Martinez — Win, KO 5th round (12), 6/11/16. (Won WBO Junior Lightweight title)
- Guillermo Rigondeaux — Win, TKO 6th round (12), 12/9/17.
PREDICTION:
Vasyl Lomachenko — def — Jorge Linares — via — Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
