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Jorge Linares Net Worth: Is He a Millionaire?

Published 05/29/2021, 5:41 AM EDT

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Former world champion Jorge Linares might have suffered a few scratchy losses in his career, but he continues to terrorize the lightweight division, holding an alluring record of 47-5. The multi-time titleholder is still pretty active and seems to have plenty of time onboard to finish his career on a high.

Hence, there’s a lot more to come for the Venezuelan star. However, he has already made a good fortune for himself and his family. Not just inside the ring, but Linares has been successful even in his personal life.

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He has been thoroughly passionate about his boxing career so far. While that has earned him world titles, it has come alongside sponsorship deals and lucrative pay-checks. Ahead of his bout against ‘The Dream’ we take a look at Linares’ net worth.

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Jorge Linares- Is he The Money Man?

‘El Nino de Oro Golden Boy’ Linares has been in many big fights. However, the exact picture of his net worth is not clear. Some websites cite it to be around $5.5 million, while a few reports claim it to be around $4.4 million. Whatever the actual numbers may be, Linares is clearly a multi-millionaire.

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Per Sportekz, Jorge Linares bagged one of his biggest paydays in 2018 when he fought Vasyl Lomachenko. Although ‘Loma’ beat him, Linares claimed a massive $1.2 million payday. He has consistently earned over six figures. Notably, he is one of the highest-paid boxers from the South American region in the 135 lbs weight class.

Apart from his in-ring success, Linares has also been successful in his outer-ring antics. He has bagged big sponsorship deals including one from Venum. That said, boxing appears to be his primary source of finance.

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The current 135 lbs roster is blooming with umpteen big names who can be potential opponents for Linares. Hence, his highest-grossing fights may still be in the pipeline. A lot of his future will depend on how he fares later tonight against ‘The Dream’.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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