Jorge Linares is just under two months from the biggest fight of his career.
‘King Jorge’ will put his WBA lightweight crown on the line against 2-time Olympic champion, Vasyl Lomachenko who will bid to claim his third world title on fight night May 12th.
Linares will arguably have to deliver the finest performance of his career to usurp Lomachenko’s momentum.
However, he is not daunted by the fight instead he is excited at finally being able to fight on the big stage.
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“I am in Japan, happy, because at last the opportunity that we have waited for.. for so long, that I dreamed about so much in my career, because after 47 fights and thanks to sacrifice, here comes the reward,” said Linares.
“Now we are going to prepare at double or triple the rate, we are going to go against the best pound for pound fighter in Vasyl Lomachenko and, well, everything is ready and armed.”
“Now, we need to do a good preparation. We are eight weeks away from the big fight.”
“You can’t just create one tactic, you have to be prepared for the three distances of fighting…the short, medium and long,” Linares said.
“We do not know how he is going to come out, (Lomachenko) is a smaller fighter than me, he is coming from a division below and he will not have the advantage of reach like I do.”
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— Jorge Linares (@JorgeLinares) March 16, 2018
“Because of the strength I have in my favor, I must be prepared for what has to happen.”
“(Lomachenko) is a pretty fast fighter, but he does not have the punch that I have. Obviously I will be prepared for the three options, he does not like the short distance;” Linares added.
“I don’t like the mid-range because he is a fast fighter, but I also like the long range, because I am long and I have enough reach.”
“I have to be smart and we have to work by different fighting tactics in each round, because he is a boxer who also changes his strategy in each round, who makes different combinations and also changes his footwork.”
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