By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia says Anthony Crolla can defeat WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares this Saturday if he makes the proper adjustments. The last time they fought, it was close, says Mikey. He thinks that Crolla has enough talent to beat the better skilled Linares if he comes in with a better game plan for their fight on March 25 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
By Adam McCoy: This is my first article on here for a few years, I have been following this site for many years. The UK is in double figures for current world champions and are producing some excellent young up and coming fighters. What I intend to do is do one or two write ups each week focusing on what’s going on in the world of British boxing and talking upcoming fights, stories and any covering social media gossip.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Crolla was outclassed in his previous fight with Jorge Linares last September in losing a 12 round unanimous decision. That was against an injured Linares, who fought with a hurt right hand from round 6 on. This Saturday, Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) will attempt to beat a healthy Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) to win his WBA World lightweight title, as well as the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight belts at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Crolla is really up against it.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Crolla will be getting a second shot at beating WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares this Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Besides the WBA title, the WBC Diamond and Ring lightweight title will be on the line. It’s nice that those titles will be up for grabs in the Linares-Crolla fight.
WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia will join the SHOWTIME announce team as a guest analyst for the rematch between WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla on Saturday, March 25 live on SHOWTIME at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) failed the last time to beat Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) on September 24 last year, and now the two of them will be doing it again in a rematch on March 25 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Linares, 31, will be fighting in Crolla’s hometown despite being the WBA World lightweight champion and Crolla just the challenger.
By Scott Gilfoid: If Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) emerges as the winner of his rematch against WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) on March 25, then WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KO) says he’s willing to go over to the UK and fight Crolla in a unification match.
Mikey doesn’t care that he would be the visiting fighter. He’s still willing to take the fight with the 30-year-old Crolla in the UK. However, Mikey has a realistic outlook on whether he’ll actually get a chance at fighting Crolla.
By Jeff Aranow: A unification fight appears to be in the works for WBC World lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) against the winner of next month’s rematch between WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) and Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Not only is Linares the WBA champion, he’s also the World Boxing Council Champion in Recess, which enables him to get a crack at Mikey if he wants the fight.
WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and former titlist Anthony Crolla held a press conference on Tuesday in Manchester, England, to formally announce their upcoming rematch on Saturday, March 25 live on SHOWTIME from Manchester Arena.
Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) narrowly outpointed defending champion Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) last September in a thrilling battle in Crolla’s hometown of Manchester.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) will be looking to avenge his loss to Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) when he challenges him for his WBA World lightweight title on March 25 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Crolla, 30, lost to Linares last September by a 12 round unanimous decision.
Linares captured Crolla’s WBA 135lb title in beating him by the scores of 115-114, 115-113 and 117-111. I saw the fight and had Linares winning comfortably by the score of 117-111. I thought the other two scores were ones that didn’t reflect how one-sided the fight was.