Fight:1861961

Jorge Linares 134 lbs beat Nihito Arakawa 134 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 2014-03-08
• Location: MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Robert Byrd
• Judge: Richard Houck 98-92
• Judge: Bill Lerch 100-90
• Judge: Tim Cheatham 100-90

• WBC lightweight final title elimination bout. Linares cut below left eye, Arakawa cut above right eye. Cuts not a factor in bout.
• Linares won as a counter puncher backed up throwing overhand rights and uppercuts against the southpaw, who mixed it in close.
• Arakawa was in the house throwing in every round, but Linares outworked him. A quiet, fast paced 10 round technical bout.
• Both fighters were from Japan and spoke Japanese. Arakawa a native a Japan, while Linares moved to Japan to live and train.
• Arakawa lost three of his last four bouts, going 10 to 12 rounds, with all three losses incurred outside of his native Japan.
• Arakawa did a bit better over the last four rounds, which were closer, and won two rounds on the scorecard of Richard Houck.