Jorge Linares stops Ivan Cano in four to retain WBC belt
Sunday 11 October 2015 08:24, UK
Jorge Linares defended his world lightweight title with little fuss as he stopped Ivan Cano inside four rounds.
The WBC champion was defending a world title at home in Venezuela for the first time, and Kevin Mitchell's most recent conqueror put on a show for his compatriots.
Mexican Cano came out gamely but was no match for Linares, who got through with a couple of body shots in the third to send the challenger to his knee.
A repeat dose ended the fight in the fourth as the three-weight world champ comfortably negotiated the second defence of his belt.
Mitchell had pushed Linares close in the first in May, putting him down in the fifth before he was stopped in the 10th round of a fight-of-the-year contender.
