Anthony Crolla: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Crolla will make the first defense of his lightweight title versus mandatory challenger Ismael Barrosso. Matchroom Boxing, Crolla's promoter formally announced the fight as officially set for May 7 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, confirming a news break previously run on BoxingScene.com.
Frank Warren used today’s final presser between Manchester’s WBO lightweight holder Terry Flanagan (29-0, 12 early) and Liverpool’s Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KOs) to reveal that he has made an offer to WBA World titlist Anthony Crolla to meet the winner of the fight.
Anthony Crolla has backed gym and stable-mate Scott Quigg to KO Carl Frampton MBE in their World Super-Bantamweight title unification blockbuster at the sold-out Manchester Arena tomorrow night (February 27) live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Anthony Crolla is set for a spring return to the ring. The Manchester lightweight world champion, who holds the WBA crown at the weight, looks set to defend the title against his mandatory challenger when he steps through the ropes for only third time since his horrific burglar ordeal in 2014.
Recently the WBA ordered negotiations to take place between the camps of Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12KOs), who holds their lightweight belt, and Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18KOs), who has an interim version of that title.
A year after losing his first world title fight, lightweight contender Jonathan Maicelo hopes Anthony Crolla gives him a second chance. The native Peruvian has won both bouts since Darleys Perez beat him convincingly in their 12-round fight for the WBA world lightweight championship last Jan. 9 in Santa Ynez, California. His easy victory over Ghana’s Samuel Amoako (21-6, 15 KOs) on Friday night in Philadelphia improved Maicelo’s record to 23-2.
Floyd Mayweather Junior (49-0, 26 stoppages) retired with an unbeaten record last year, but a group of feminists in the city of Bristol claim to have KO’d his proposed speaking event following a series of protests.
Hard-hitting Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18KOs) captured the WBA interim lightweight title on December 12th in London, England by stopping Kevin Mitchell in five rounds. The 'regular' version of that belt is held by Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12KOs), who won the title by stopping Darlys Perez in five rounds on November 21st.
Manchester’s WBA World Lightweight champion Anthony Crolla is excited at the prospect of facing the winner of Terry Flanagan and Derry Mathews in a massive all British unification showdown.
WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla has informed BoxingScene.com that his next fight will come in either March or April.