WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT O2 ARENA (MILLENIUM DOME) GREENWICH, LONDON, ENGLAND MAY 30, 2015 THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 897 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 52 YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC EDDIE HEARN & MATCHROOM SPORT, PRESENTS: JORGE LINARES (VENEZUELA) WBC CHAMPÍON KEVIN MITCHELL (GB) WBC No. 1 / OFFICIAL CHALLENGER DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 22, 1985 DATE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER 29, 1984 BIRTHPLACE BARINAS, VENEZUELA BIRTHPLACE ROMFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND RESIDENCE: TOKYO, JAPAN RESIDENCE: DAGENHAM, ESSEX, ENGLAND AGE: 29 AGE: 30 NICK NAME: EL NIÑO DE ORO NICK NAME: THE HAMMER RECORD: 38-3-0, 25 KO’S RECORD: 39-2-0, 29 KO’S GUARD: ORTHODOX GUARD: ORTHODOX TOTAL ROUNDS: 230 TOTAL ROUNDS: 213 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 9 (6-3-0) WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 2 (0-2-0) MANAGER: MANAGER: EDDIE HEARN PROMOTER: MATCHROOM SPORT PROMOTER: ROBERT DIAZ GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS WBC´S LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME PERIOD AS CHAMPION 1. CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO 1963 - 1965 2. ISMAEL LAGUNA (PAN) 1965 3. CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO) * 1965 – 1968 4. CARLOS TEO CRUZ (DOM .R.) 1968 - 1969 5. MANDO RAMOS (US) 1969 - 1970 6. ISMAEL LAGUNA (PAN) 1970 * 7. PEDRO CARRASCO (SPAIN) 1971 - 1972 8. MANDO RAMOS (US) * 1972 9. ERUBEY CARMONA (MEX) 1972 10. RODOLFO GONZALEZ (MEX) 1972 - 1974 11. ISHIMATSU SUZUKI (JAPAN) 1974 - 1976 12. ESTEBAN DE JESUS (P. RICO) 1976 - 1978 13. ROBERTO DURAN (PAN) 1978 14. JIM WATT (GB) 1979 - 1981 15. ALEXIS ARGUELLO (NIC) 1981 - 1983 16. EDWIN ROSARIO (P. RICO) 1983 - 1984 17. JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ (MÉX) 1984 - 1985 18. HECTOR CAMACHO (P. RICO) 1985 - 1987 19. JOSE LUIS RAMÍREZ (MÉX) * 1987 – 1988 20. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ (MÉX) 1988 21. PERNELL WHITAKER (US) 1989 - 1991 22. MIGUEL ANGEL GONZALEZ (MEX) 1992 - 1995 23. JEAN BAPTISTE MENDY (FRA) 1996 - 1997 24. STEVE JOHNSTON (US) 1997 - 1998 25. CESAR BAZAN (MEX) 1998 - 1999 26. STEVE JOHNSTON (US) * 1999 – 2000 27. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEX) 2000 - 2002 28. FLOYD MAYWEATHER (US) 2002 - 2003 29. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEX) * 2004 – 2005 30. DIEGO CORRALES (US) 2005 31. JOSE ADO. SANTA CRUZ (US) INTERIM 2006 32. DAVID DIAZ (US) INTERIM 2006 - 2008 33. JOEL CASAMAYOR (CUBA) 2007 34. MANNY PACQUIAO (PHIL) 2008 35. EDWIN VALERO (VENEZUELA) 2009 – 2010 36. ANTONIO DE MARCO (MEX) (INTERIM) 2009 - 2010 37. HUMBERTO SOTO (MEXICO) 2010 – 2011 38. ANTONIO DE MARCO (MEXICO) * 2011 – 2012 39. ADRIEN BRONER (US) 2012 – 2013 40. OMAR FIGUEROA (MEXICO/US) in recess 2013 - 41. JORGE LINARES (VENEZUELA) 2014 - * REGAINED GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC 35 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH 6 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE: CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO) ISMAEL LAGUNA (PANAMA) MANDO RAMOS (US) JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ (MEXICO) STEVE JOHNSTON (US) JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEXICO) ANTONIO DeMARCO (MEXICO) 143 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC THIS WILL BE THE 4th FIGHT IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN ENGLAND IN THE WBC HISTORY. WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY USA 76 MEXICO 24 PUERTO RICO 12 JAPAN 9 FRANCE 7 SCOTLAND 5 ENGLAND 3 SPAIN 2 PANAMA 2 VENEZUELA 1 PHILIPPINES 1 DOMINICAN REP. 1 TOTAL FIGHTS 143 WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN ENGLAND IN THE WBC HISTORY 87 WBC BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN ENGLAND IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC THIS WILL BE THE 4th TITLE FIGHT IN LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION IN ENGLAND OF THE WBC HISTORY 24 TITLE FIGHT IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN ENGLAND IN THE WBC HISTORY. BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION: SUPERMIDDLE 24 LT. HEAVY 14 WELTER 8 FEATHER 8 HEAVY 6 FLY 5 CRUISER 4 SUPERWELTER 4 SUPERLIGHT 4 MIDDLE 3 LIGHT 3 SUPERFEATHER 2 SUPERBANTAM 2 TOTAL BOUTS 87
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