Comments Thread For: UK Insider: Abril-Crolla, Kevin Mitchell, James DeGale

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Manchester lightweight Anthony Crolla could be on the threshold of a world title challenge. The former British champion is being lined up to take on Cuba’s Richar Abril for the WBA belt. No deal has been done, but whispers out of Abril’s Miami base suggest talks are progressing and an announcement could be forthcoming shortly.

Until the deal is done, dates and venues are pure speculation, but September is being touted as a likely month. Crolla’s people would love the fight to be held in Manchester, and the city certainly has a venue big enough to stage such an event. Abril, however, has spent his entire professional career in the US other than a couple of fights in Panama and Costa Rica. It’s going to take a lot to tempt him across the Atlantic.
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Abril would school Crolla something cruel.

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It's a shame Abril has not capitalized off of his Rios HBO PPV performance regardless that he did not have his hand raised in a clear robbery. We all know he won that like Chisora beat Helneius, Chisora was handed a Vitali Klitschko and David Haye fight off of the back of the robbery and is pretty much a household name now. Casual fans would not have a clue who Abril is even if you payed them.