Experienced Jorge Linares tips Devin Haney to run from him on Saturday night

Could twenty sixth, 2021

Jorge Linares has warned Devin Haney that he’s stepping as much as an entire new stage as he prepares to problem the WBC World Light-weight champion on Saturday Could 29 on the Michelob ULTRA Enviornment at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, stay worldwide on DAZN, in affiliation with Golden Boy Promotions.

Former three-weight world king Linares (47-5 29 KOs) is trying to kickstart the most recent chapter of his storied profession by selecting up the WBC belt that he owned in 2014 to 2016 from Haney (25-0 15 KOs).

The 22 12 months previous champion has admitted that the Venezuelan star is the hardest combat of his profession and has vowed to show that he’s the person to beat at 135lbs, however Linares believes that he has the products to finish the rising star’s title reign and return to the summit on Saturday.

“It’s a giant combat and a brand new problem for me,” stated Linares. “I’ve numerous respect for Devin. He’s a younger man, a World champion, however on Saturday the respect goes, and I’m prepared for a tremendous combat, and I hope he’s prepared too. He is aware of who he’s preventing – a four-time World champion. I’ve numerous expertise and that’s an important factor on this combat to win the combat. He doesn’t have that. He has expertise, he has youth and starvation, and the belt.

“A combat with me is a unique stage. I can present so many types, I’m naturally quick and robust, I don’t have numerous KOs, however he is aware of I can punch. I believe he’ll run all evening, however I can be ready for him, I’ll comply with him. If he desires to combat inside, I’m prepared for him. He’s going to have large issues on Saturday evening, he is aware of I can do all the things, and he is aware of I’ve to timing to place him down.

“I do know his type, I educated with him a very long time in the past in Vegas and we did some sparring. He was a child then! However he’s a champion now and I hope he’s prepared for a troublesome combat.

“I don’t must say something about what he’s stated. I simply take into consideration myself and what I must do, not what he says or does. I don’t like to speak an excessive amount of, I don’t want to speak to get followers or followers or something, I simply must exit and do my job and placed on an important combat.”

Linares’ conflict with Haney tops a stacked card of motion in Sin Metropolis, as Chantelle Cameron (13-0 7 KOs) will defend her WBC World Tremendous-Light-weight title in opposition to Melissa Hernandez (23-7-3 7 KOs) in additional World title motion.

There’s a captivating battle between two Golden Boy Promotions stablemates as Jason Quigley (18-1 14 KOs) and Shane Mosley Jr (17-3 10 KOs) go toe-to-toe for the WBO NABO Middleweight title and it’s an enormous evening for Martin J. Ward (24-1-2 11 KOs) as he faces Azinga Fuzile (14-1 8 KOs) in a last eliminator for the IBF World Tremendous-Featherweight title.

There’s an expert debut on the cardboard for Eddie Hearn’s newest American signing, Khalil Coe, Reshat Mati (9-0 7 KOs) enters double figures within the professional sport on the evening, Ramla Ali (2-0) has been spectacular in her two fights since turning professional in October and the primary professional feminine fighter from Somalia will get an introduction to American combat followers on the invoice, a card that’s rounded off by Devin Haney Promotions’ Amari Jones (1-0 1 KO) preventing within the paid ranks for the second time after his debut in April.