Bloody Elbow · May 9, 2018
Breakdown: Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jorge Linares fight preview and prediction
This is a good one fight fans. Saturday night, boxing’s arguable pound for pound king Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1; 8 KOs) takes on fellow technical wizard Jorge Linares (44-3; 27 KOs). The fight is for Linares’s WBA and Ring Magazine Lightweight (135 lbs.) titles. This is the world’s undisputed top Lightweight (Linares) vs. undisputed top Junior Lightweight (Lomachenko). The fight takes place this Saturday, May 12 at Madison Square Garden and airs live on ESPN with a fight time of 8:00 p.m. ET.
How do these two stack up?
Lomachenko: 30 years old | 5’7” | 65" reach | southpaw stance
Linares: 32 years old | 5’8" | 69" reach | orthodox stance
What have these two done recently?