• Fight Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2020

On Friday, August 28 at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, USA Jorge «El Nino de Oro» Linares will meet Javier «El Abejon» Fortuna for WBC Diamond title in a 12-round lightweight bout.

Jorge Linares vs. Javier Fortuna

 Note

The fight will not take place.

Javier Fortuna vs. Hector Tanajara 

Jorge Linares
Jorge Linares
El Nino de Oro
Javier Fortuna
Javier Fortuna
El Abejon
Country VenezuelaVenezuela
Barinas, Venezuela
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Age 35 years 31 years
Pro 17 years 11 years
Height 5′ 8″ (173 cm) 5′ 6½″ (169 cm)
Reach 69″ (176 cm) 68½″ (173 cm)
Division super lightweight
(140 lbs / 63,5 kg)
lightweight
(135 lbs / 61,23 kg)
Stance

orthodox

southpaw
Titles - -
Record 47 - 5 - 0
(29 KOs)
35 - 2 - 1
(24 KOs)
KOs 61% 68%
Inactive 196 days 300 days
Advant.

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Friday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, USA.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Jorge Linares versus Javier Fortuna?

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Linares vs. Fortuna Fight Promo

Jorge «El Nino de Oro» Linares

Jorge «El Nino de Oro» Linares

Jorge Linares is a Venezuelan boxer.
As a professional athlete, Linares has been performing for 17 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Jorge Linares took place on February 14, 2020 against Carlos MoralesCarlos Morales.
Linares won by knockout (KO).

Jorge Linares vs. Carlos Morales 

Jorge Linares's last fight

First world title

On July 21, 2007 Jorge Linares became the WBC featherweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

Boxing record

  • Total fights: 52
  • Wins: 47
  • Wins by KO: 29
  • Wins by dec: 18
  • Losses: 5
  • Losses by KO: 5
  • Losses by dec: 0
  • Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Jorge Linares have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-10-21 Jack Catterall
(27 - 1 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBA Inter-Continental Super Lightweight
2022-12-11 Zhora Hamazaryan
(12 - 3 - 2)
Loss
UD
2022-02-19 Zaur Abdullaev
(14 - 1 - 0)
Loss
TKO
WBC Silver Lightweight
2021-05-29 Devin Haney
(25 - 0 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBC World Lightweight
2020-02-14 Carlos Morales
(19 - 4 - 4)
Win
KO
2019-09-07 Al Toyogon
(10 - 4 - 1)
Win
UD
2019-01-18 Pablo Cesar Cano
(31 - 7 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBC International Silver Super Lightweight
2018-09-29 Abner Cotto
(23 - 3 - 0)
Win
KO
2018-05-12 Vasyl Lomachenko
(10 - 1 - 0)
Loss
TKO
WBA (Super) World Lightweight
2018-01-27 Mercito Gesta
(31 - 1 - 2)
Win
UD
WBA World Lightweight
WBC Diamond Lightweight
2017-09-23 Luke Campbell
(17 - 1 - 0)
Win
SD
WBA World Lightweight
WBC Diamond Lightweight
2017-03-25 Anthony Crolla
(31 - 5 - 3)
Win
UD
WBA World Lightweight
WBC Diamond Lightweight
2016-09-24 Anthony Crolla
(31 - 4 - 3)
Win
UD
WBA World Lightweight
WBC Diamond Lightweight (vacant)
2015-10-10 Ivan Cano Garcia
(23 - 6 - 2)
Win
KO
WBC World Lightweight
2015-05-30 Kevin Mitchell
(39 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBC World Lightweight
2014-12-30 Javier Prieto
(24 - 7 - 2)
Win
KO
WBC World Lightweight (vacant)
2014-08-16 Ira Terry
(26 - 11 - 0)
Win
KO
2014-03-08 Nihito Arakawa
(24 - 3 - 1)
Win
UD
2013-11-10 Francisco Contreras Lopez
(21 - 3 - 0)
Win
KO
2013-08-25 Berman Sanchez
(26 - 5 - 3)
Win
TKO
2013-03-16 David Rodela
(16 - 7 - 3)
Win
TKO
2012-10-06 Hector Velazquez
(52 - 17 - 3)
Win
UD
2012-03-31 Sergio Thompson
(21 - 2 - 0)
Loss
TKO
2011-10-15 Antonio DeMarco
(25 - 2 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBC World Lightweight (vacant)
2011-05-28 Adrian Verdugo
(16 - 4 - 1)
Win
TKO
2010-10-24 Jesus Chavez
(44 - 7 - 0)
Win
RTD
2010-07-31 Rocky Juarez
(28 - 6 - 1)
Win
UD
2010-03-27 Francisco Lorenzo
(34 - 7 - 0)
Win
MD
2009-10-10 Juan Salgado Zambrano
(20 - 0 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight
2009-06-27 Josafat Perez
(12 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight
2008-11-28 Whyber Garcia
(20 - 5 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight (vacant)
2007-12-15 Gamaliel Diaz
(22 - 6 - 2)
Win
KO
WBC World Featherweight
2007-07-21 Oscar Larios
(59 - 5 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBC World Featherweight (vacant)
2007-02-03 Ramiro Lara
(12 - 5 - 2)
Win
TKO
2006-10-07 Humberto Martinez
(14 - 3 - 1)
Win
TKO
2006-06-03 Pedro Navarrete
(17 - 2 - 3)
Win
UD
2006-04-01 Anupong Saohin Srisuk
(50 - 12 - 0)
Win
UD
2006-01-07 Jeffrey Onate
(33 - 21 - 7)
Win
KO
2005-11-03 Supan Pianying
(1 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
2005-09-25 Ayon Naranjo
(14 - 5 - 0)
Win
UD
2005-08-13 Jesus Perez
(6 - 4 - 0)
Win
RTD
2005-05-26 Jean Javier Sotelo
(13 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA Fedecentro Featherweight (vacant)
2005-04-16 Luis Perez Vicente
(15 - 19 - 0)
Win
KO
2005-02-05 Melvin Ayudtud
(12 - 7 - 2)
Win
KO
2004-12-03 Rafael Castillo
(1 - 4 - 0)
Win
TKO
2004-10-02 Sung Hoon Park
(0 - 3 - 0)
Win
KO
2004-08-07 Renan Acosta
(13 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA Fedelatin Featherweight (vacant)
2004-05-01 Michael Domingo
(19 - 11 - 3)
Win
UD
2004-01-31 Hugo Rafael Soto
(55 - 9 - 2)
Win
UD
WBA Fedelatin Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2003-10-18 Pederito Laurente
(14 - 6 - 1)
Win
UD
2003-09-20 Jung Keun Woo
(5 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2003-07-12 Thunder Ito
(9 - 3 - 3)
Win
TKO
2003-04-19 Ariel Austria
(18 - 20 - 7)
Win
UD
2003-03-15 Singdam Monsaichon
(2 - 4 - 0)
Win
KO
2003-02-15 Chawan Darsi
(1 - 2 - 0)
Win
UD
2002-12-15 Kyong Soo Chung
(0 - 4 - 0)
Win
KO

All Jorge Linares's losses

Who all beat Jorge Linares?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-10-21 Jack Catterall
(27 - 1 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBA Inter-Continental Super Lightweight
2022-12-11 Zhora Hamazaryan
(12 - 3 - 2)
Loss
UD
2022-02-19 Zaur Abdullaev
(14 - 1 - 0)
Loss
TKO
WBC Silver Lightweight
2021-05-29 Devin Haney
(25 - 0 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBC World Lightweight
2019-01-18 Pablo Cesar Cano
(31 - 7 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBC International Silver Super Lightweight
2018-05-12 Vasyl Lomachenko
(10 - 1 - 0)
Loss
TKO
WBA (Super) World Lightweight
2012-03-31 Sergio Thompson
(21 - 2 - 0)
Loss
TKO
2011-10-15 Antonio DeMarco
(25 - 2 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBC World Lightweight (vacant)
2009-10-10 Juan Salgado Zambrano
(20 - 0 - 1)
Loss
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight

Jorge «El Nino de Oro» Linares Highlights

Javier «El Abejon» Fortuna

Javier «El Abejon» Fortuna

Javier Fortuna is a Dominican boxer.
As a professional athlete, Fortuna has been performing for 11 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Javier Fortuna took place on November 2, 2019 against Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar.
Fortuna won by technical knockout (TKO).

First world title

On May 29, 2015 Javier Fortuna became the WBA super featherweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

And the new...

WBA World champion Javier Fortuna

WBA World champion Javier Fortuna

Boxing record

  • Total fights: 40
  • Wins: 35
  • Wins by KO: 24
  • Wins by dec: 11
  • Losses: 2
  • Losses by KO: 1
  • Losses by dec: 1
  • Draws: 1
  • No contests: 2

Professional career

How many fights did Javier Fortuna have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-09-10 Juan Medina
(19 - 8 - 0)
Win
TKO
2022-07-16 Ryan Garcia
(22 - 0 - 0)
Loss
KO
2022-02-20 Rafael Hernandez
(32 - 14 - 3)
Win
KO
2021-07-09 Joseph Diaz
(31 - 1 - 1)
Loss
UD
WBC Interim World Lightweight
2020-11-21 Antonio Lozada
(40 - 4 - 1)
Win
KO
2019-11-02 Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar
(29 - 3 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBC Continental Americas Lightweight (vacant)
2019-02-09 Sharif Bogere
(32 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
2018-06-16 Adrian Granados
(18 - 6 - 2)
No contest
ND
2018-01-20 Robert Easter Jr
(20 - 0 - 0)
Loss
SD
IBF World Lightweight
2017-09-14 Nicolas Polanco
(17 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
2017-06-24 Mario Beltres
(16 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
2016-11-12 Omar Douglas
(17 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
2016-09-23 Marlyn Cabrera
(22 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
2016-06-24 Jason Sosa
(18 - 1 - 4)
Loss
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight
2015-09-29 Carlos Ivan Velasquez
(19 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight
2015-05-29 Bryan Vasquez
(34 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA World Super Featherweight (vacant)
2014-12-22 Miguel Taveras
(10 - 6 - 0)
Win
RTD
2014-11-01 Abner Cotto
(18 - 2 - 0)
Win
KO
2014-05-31 Juan Antonio Rodriguez
(26 - 4 - 0)
Win
UD
2014-03-10 Francisco Lorenzo
(39 - 12 - 0)
Win
TKO
2013-11-16 Jose Castro Fierros
(17 - 3 - 0)
Win
TKO
2013-08-02 Luis Franco
(11 - 1 - 0)
Draw
SD
2013-04-19 Miguel Zamudio
(25 - 1 - 1)
Win
KO
WBA Interim World Featherweight
2012-12-08 Patrick Hyland
(27 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA Interim World Featherweight
2012-07-06 Cristobal Cruz
(39 - 13 - 3)
Win
TKO
2012-04-27 Yuandale Evans
(16 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
2011-12-16 Miguel Roman
(37 - 8 - 0)
Win
UD
2011-11-06 Leopoldo Arrocha
(10 - 16 - 2)
Win
RTD
2011-09-19 Geyci Lorenzo
(11 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBC Youth Intercontinental Featherweight
2011-05-13 Hugo Orlando Gomez
(11 - 3 - 0)
Win
UD
2011-03-12 Derrick Wilson
(8 - 1 - 2)
Win
KO
WBC Youth Intercontinental Featherweight (vacant)
2010-12-01 Victor Valenzuela
(8 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2010-10-29 Gregorio Torres
(9 - 3 - 2)
Win
UD
2010-09-18 Cristian Martinez
(1 - 19 - 0)
Win
TKO
2010-08-19 Francisco Lorenzo
(34 - 8 - 0)
No contest
NC
WBA Fedebol Super Featherweight (vacant)
2010-07-03 William Tapia
(3 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
2010-03-12 Juan Carlos Rosario
(5 - 7 - 0)
Win
TKO
2009-12-21 Miguelo Tavarez
(0 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
2009-11-16 Alejandro Lebron
(4 - 24 - 3)
Win
UD
2009-09-26 Carlos Diaz
(10 - 20 - 4)
Win
UD
2009-08-22 Luis Sosa
(21 - 36 - 4)
Win
KO
2009-07-25 Ambiorix Ciriaco
(1 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2009-06-29 Jose Vidal Sanchez
(1 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
2009-05-16 Cristian Martinez
(1 - 18 - 0)
Win
TKO
2009-03-30 Ricardo Johnson
(0 - 7 - 0)
Win
KO

All Javier Fortuna's losses

Who all beat Javier Fortuna?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-07-16 Ryan Garcia
(22 - 0 - 0)
Loss
KO
2021-07-09 Joseph Diaz
(31 - 1 - 1)
Loss
UD
WBC Interim World Lightweight
2018-01-20 Robert Easter Jr
(20 - 0 - 0)
Loss
SD
IBF World Lightweight
2016-06-24 Jason Sosa
(18 - 1 - 4)
Loss
TKO
WBA World Super Featherweight

Javier «El Abejon» Fortuna Highlights

Latest Odds

  • Favorite
    Fortuna to win: 1/1
  • Underdog
    Linares to win: 2/1
  • Draw: 22/1

Prediction

Jacob Baker
Who will win: Linares or Fortuna?

Linares and Fortuna are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Jorge Linares will win by unanimous decision.

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