Crolla gets title shot against WBA 135lb champ Darleys Perez on 7/18

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By Scott Gilfoid: Britain’s Anthony Crolla (29-4-2, 11 KOs) will be getting a title shot against WBA World lightweight champion Darleys Perez (32-1, 20 KOs) two months from now on July 18th at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. I’m not sure that this is a good fight for Crolla given that he’s coming off of a fractured skull that he suffered in an attack in the UK when he battled burglars unsuccessfully during their robbery of Crolla’s neighbor.

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Darleys Perez defeats Jonathan Maicelo

By Jim Dower: In a closely contested match, interim World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champ Darleys Perez (32-1, 20 KOs) was able to beat the hard hitting Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision last Friday night on ESPN2 from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The final judges’ scores were 118-109, 118-109 and 120-107.

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