Jorge Linares stops Abner Cotto, eyes Mikey Garcia, Jose Ramirez
Super lightweight Jorge Linares (45-4 28KOs) fighting at a 137 lbs. catchweight stopped Abner Cotto (23-4 12KOs) in the third round of the scheduled 12-round bout from the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, Ca, streaming worldwide on Facebook Watch. Linares showed separation from Cotto as he stayed composed outboxed before
Jorge Linares move up in weight, fights September 29th
Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (44-4, 27 KOs), the former WBA lightweight world champion will return to the ring in a new division as he faces Abner “Pin” Cotto (23-3, 12KOs) in a 12-round, 140-pound battle that promises fireworks. The clash will be the main event of the Sept. 29 edition of Golden Boy Fight
Weigh-in results from Washington D.C. (BET)
The fight is taking place at the D.C. Armory in Washington D.C. and is promoted by Roc Nation Sports. You can watch the fight on BET Dusty Hernandez-Harrison 146.6 vs. Mike Dallas Jr 146.6 Luis Orlando Del Valle 122.2 vs. Thomas Snow 121.8 Abner Cotto 137.6 vs. Samuel Amoako 138.6