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The right-hand injury that Jorge Linares suffered during the sixth round of his lightweight title-winning victory against Anthony Crolla on Sept. 24 will keep him out of the ring for an extended time, which led the WBC on Thursday to rule that its titleholder, Dejan Zlaticanin, would be allowed to have an optional defense before having to face Linares in a mandatory bout.Venezuelas Linares won the WBA version of the 135-pound world title by unanimous decision against Crolla in his hometown of Manchester, England, but he entered the bout also as the WBCs titleholder in recess, because he had been out of action for 11 months because of a previous right hand injury and stripped of the full belt.That allowed Zlaticanin, who was supposed to fight Linares in April, to win the vacant title by third-round knockout of Franklin Mamani on June 11.Linares injured his right hand in the sixth round of the ferocious battle versus Anthony Crolla, and after analyzing the situation and confirming with Dr. Jedediah Jones, it has been concluded that Linares will not be able to fight for some time, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said on Thursday. The WBC is hereby confirming that Dejan Zlaticanin is free to make a voluntary title defense of his WBC lightweight title.Sulaiman said the organization will review the lightweight division mandatory situation, as well as the other weight classes, during its annual convention, which is scheduled to take place in December in Hollywood, Florida.Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz, who is close to the 31-year-old Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) and accompanied him to Manchester, said he would be sidelined for six or seven weeks but that there was no break or fracture in Linares hand.Its still swollen, but thankfully there is no break, Diaz said. Linares injury is in a different spot on his right hand than the previous one that led to the 11-month layoff, Diaz said.Whether Linares eventually faces Zlaticanin (22-0, 15 KOs), a 32-year-old southpaw and first world titleholder from Montenegro, upon his return is up in the air because Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs), 29, has the contractual option for a rematch in his next fight if he wants one. Diaz said he would soon be in touch with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to see what they have decided about doing a rematch.Right after the fight Eddie and Crolla were saying they want the rematch next but a couple of weeks have passed, and sometimes things change, Diaz said. So next week Ill send Eddie an email and see what they want to do and get it in writing. The most important thing is to see when Linares hand is ready to go. If Eddie and Crolla want the rematch, Jorge will be available for it. Adidas Superstar Shoes Australia . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Adidas Superstar Australia Cheap . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. http://www.superstaraustraliacheap.com/ . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. Superstar Shoes Sale Australia . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Adidas Superstar Australia Sale . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. The U.S. women are expected to run away with gymnastics gold Tuesday night in the team competition at the Rio Olympics. The most suspense, in fact, may be in figuring out which gymnast -- Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douuglas, Laurie Hernandez or Madison Kocian -- you are.dddddddddddd. Take our quiz to find out. ' ' '