Jorge Linares - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Jorge Linares net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Two-time WBC Featherweight Champion as well as WBC Featherweight Champion for two consecutive years, and WBA Super Featherweight Champion from November 2008 through October 2009. In this article, we will discover how old is Jorge Linares? Who is Jorge Linares dating now & how much money does Jorge Linares have?

Name	Jorge Linares
First Name	Jorge
Last Name	Linares
Occupation	Boxer
Birthday	August 22
Birth Year	1985
Place of Birth	Barinas
Home Town
Birth Country	Venezuela
Birth Sign	Leo
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Nelson Linares, Mary José Palencia
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Michelle Linares
Children(s)	Chloe Linares

Jorge Linares Biography

Jorge Linares is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on August 22, 1985 in Barinas, Venezuela. He as well as Mexican He and Mexico’s Humberto Soto have both been WBC Featherweight champions. have both been WBC Featherweight champions.

Linares traveled back to his home country Venezuela for only the fourth time in his 12-year professional career and first time since 2010, to make a voluntary defence against 27 year old Mexican contender Ivan Cano (23-6-2, 15 KOs) at the El Poliedro in Caracas on October 10, 2015. It was also the first time Linares had a world title fight in Venezuela. Linares knocked Cano out in round four to retain his WBC title. Cano was also down in round three of this one sided fight.

On 10 November 2014 the WBC ordered Linares to fight their Silver lightweight champion and contender Javier Prieto (24-7-2, 18 KOs) for the vacant WBC lightweight title. The winner would then need to fight Omar Figueroa Jr., who was granted Interim status and named ‘Champion in recess’ after suffering an injury in his last fight. The bout was scheduled to take on Tuesday, 30 December 2014 in Tokyo at the Metropolitan Gym. Linares became the youngest Venezuelan to win a world title in three different weight divisions at the age of 29 and only the second from Venezuela after Leo Gamez, who was a four-division world champion, when he knocked Prieto out in four rounds to claim the WBC title in his second attempt. The end came when Linares connected with an overhand right to the side of Prieto’s head, knocking him down and out.

The elder brother of his is fighter Nelson Linares.

His shocking 2009 defeat by Juan Carlos Salgado was named Ring Magazine’s Upset of 2009.

Linares made the first defense of his world title against former NABF featherweight champion Gamaliel Diaz (22-6-2, 9 KOs) on 15 December 2007 at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. Linares floored Diaz with a counter right hand in round eight, winning the bout via KO. Diaz was also knocked down in round four following a right uppercut. At the time of stoppage, Linares was ahead on two of the judges scorecards 68-64 and 67-65, whilst the third judge had it even at 66-66.

Jorge Linares Net Worth

Jorge is one of the richest Boxer from Venezuela. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jorge Linares's net worth $1 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was awarded an award of gold in the Venezuelan Juniors National Championship at age 14 years old.

Net Worth	$1 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Boxer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In his second professional fight in the United States on 31 July 2010, Linares fought on the Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz II pay-per-view undercard at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and comfortably defeated Mexican-American boxer, five time world title challenger Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KOs) by unanimous decision. Linares scored a knockdown in round five. Judge Al Lefkowitz scored the fight 97-92, Dave Moretti and Richard Ocasio both scored the fight 99-90 in favor of Linares. Linares claimed the interim WBA Fedelatin lightweight title.

On 27 November Golden Boy Promotions announced a double-header which would kick off 2018, with Linares headlining the card, defending his WBA and The Ring Magazine titles against Filipino boxer Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs). The fight would take place at The Forum in Inglewood in January 2018. The co-main event would see Lucas Matthysse vs. Tewa Kiram for the WBA ‘Regular’ title. It was reported the card would air live on HBO: Boxing After Dark. In front of 6,143 at the Forum, Linares outclassed Gesta in handing him a defeat by a 12-round unanimous decision and also retained his world titles. The official judges scores were 118-110, 117-110 and 118-110. Gesta, although out worked still gave a good effort and remained in the fight. He started to let his hands go more in the championship rounds when Linares appeared to slow down. Throughout the fight, Linares was able to counter Gesta and land 4 and 5 punch combinations. After the fight, Linares said, “I didn’t really feel his power. But I hurt my hand in the fourth or fifth round.” In round 8, Linares suffered a cut early over his right eye and bled until the round ended. His corner were able to control the cut and it did not bother him for the remainder of the fight. CompuBox showed that Linares landed 171 out of 585 punches thrown (29%) and Gesta landed 120 of his 515 punches thrown (23%). In the post-fight presser, Linares named Mikey Garcia and Vasyl Lomachenko as potential opponents, “You know what’s nice? That people mention my name. That’s fine that they mention my name. Let them get in the ring with me.”

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In early December 2018, it was reported that Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was looking to match WBO light welterweight champion Maurice Hooker (25-0-1, 19 KOs) with more credible opponents in 2019. Hearn planned for Chris Algieri and Linares fight in separate bouts on his 18 January 2019 DAZN card. DAZN announced Linares would fight 29 year old veteran Pablo César Cano (31-7-1, 21 KOs) on the card, which would take place at the Hulu Theater in New York City. Linares lost on a first round technical knockout.

Who is Jorge Linares Dating?

According to our records, Jorge Linares married to Michelle Linares. As of January 13, 2024, Jorge Linares’s is not dating anyone.

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On 15 June 2016 it was announced on Sky Sports that a deal had been made for Linares to challenge WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs) on 24 September at the Manchester Arena in Manchester. This was the second time Linares fought in the UK and the first time in Manchester. Linares won the WBA lightweight title and claimed the vacant The Ring Magazine and WBC Diamond title after winning the bout via unanimous decision. Two judges scored it close at 115-114 and 115-113. The third judge had it more wide at 117-111, all in favour of Linares. Linares’ unique style, hand speed and power punches seemed to conquer Crolla’s tactics of pressure fighting. Immediately after the fight, Linares offered Crolla a chance of a rematch, “I want to tell all the people thank you very much. We gave Manchester a beautiful fight and we can do it again.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jorge Linares height 5 ft 8 in Jorge weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height	5 ft 8 in
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
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Following four consecutive wins, Linares was lined up to fight former Japanese lightweight champion Nihito Arakawa (24-3-1, 16 KOs) in a WBC lightweight title eliminator. The fight took place on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on 8 March 2014. In the early rounds, Linares used his head and foot movement along with his superior boxing skills. The fight was full of back and forth action throughout, with an accidental clash of heads which opened up a cut to Linares’ left eye. The fight went the 10 round distance as judges Tim Cheatham and Bill Lerch scored the fight a shutout 100-90 in favour of Linares. Judge Richard Houck scored the bout 98-92 for Linares.

Linares’ next fight was scheduled to be against unbeaten mandatory Dejan Zlatičanin (21-0, 14 KO). Terms where agreed on January 8, 2016 for a fight to take place. This was also the day of the purse bids. A date in April was discussed for the fight. In February, Golden Boy Promotions revealed that Linares would have to withdraw from the fight due to a fracture in his right hand. There was talk that WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman would name Linares as Champion in recess and have Zlatičanin fight next available challenger, 39 year old Italian boxer Emiliano Marsili (32-0-1, 14 KOs), where Linares would have the option to the fight the winner upon his return. Linares was later stripped of the title, but made aware he had the option to fight for the belt when his hand injury had healed.

Top Facts about Jorge Linares

1. Jorge Linares is a Venezuelan professional boxer.
2. He has won world titles in three weight classes.
3. Linares has a record of 47 wins and 5 losses.
4. He made his professional debut in 2002 at age 16.
5. Linares has fought in Japan, the US, and the UK.
6. His nickname is “El Niño de Oro” (The Golden Boy).
7. Linares has won multiple awards for his boxing skills.
8. He suffered a career-threatening injury in 2011 but recovered.
9. Linares is known for his speed and technical ability in the ring.
10. He retired from boxing in March 2021 after losing to Devin Haney

Facts & Trivia

Jorge Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Venezuela. Jorge Linares celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

In October 2018, the WBC stated they would likely order Linares to fight Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) in a final eliminator, as long as they abide by the code of ethics. The fight was put in doubt after it was announced that Broner would fight former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in January 2019.

¿Quién ganó Jorge Linares hoy?

Jorge Linares cae por decisión unánime ante un Devin Haney que fue expuesto en su defensa del título del CMB.

¿Cuánto gana Jorge Linares?

1999 Medalla de Oro de Venezuela Juniors Campeonato Nacional (14 años) 1999 Medalla de Oro de Venezuela Juniors Venezuela Panamá 2000 Medalla de Plata Campeonato Nacional (15 años) 2001 Medalla de Oro de Venezuela Campeonato Nacional Juvenil (16 años)

¿Dónde nació Jorge Linares el boxeador?

Barinas, Venezuela

¿Cuántas peleas tiene Jorge Linares?

JORGE LINARES: RÉCORD Y BIOGRAFÍA Total de peleas: 52. Récord: 47-0-5 con 29 KO.

¿Quién ganó la pelea entre el niño de oro?

El boxeador venezolano Jorge Linares «Niño de Oro», perdió el combate eliminatorio WBC peso ligero, ante el ruso Zaur Abdullaev, y terminó por ceder un nocaut técnico, pese a su buen combate en la primera mitad de la pelea.

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