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double Olympic champion won the second of his titles at 60kgs in London, that’s only 3lbs below the lightweight limit.

He probably walks around about 140 and is never out of shape so he will be comfortable at the higher weight. The difficulty is in knocking over bigger men who enter the ring at close to 150lbs. Linares is a beautiful boxer, great movement with good speed and power.

His main attribute is his timing and punch placement, but he is hittable, and Lomachenko will find him. The