Ismael Barroso

Hearn thinks Crolla will beat Ismael Barroso

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crolla2By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn expects his fighter WBA World lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12 KOs) to successfully defend his title against #1 WBA contender Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) in their fight coming up.

The World Boxing Association spoiled Hearn’s plans of putting Crolla in a unification fight by ordering last week that Crolla must defend his WBA title against the 32-year-old KO artist Barroso by April 12. If Crolla fails to do so, he’ll be unceremoniously stripped of his WBA title.

This is going to be a whole different kettle of fish for the 29-year-old Crolla compared to his last fights against Darleys Perez, who fought at a painfully slow pace and let Crolla lead much of the time.

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Crolla could fight Flanagan-Mathews winner rather than Barroso

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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.

Promoter Frank Warren offered Crolla £500,000 to face the winner out of Flanagan, the reigning WBO king, and Mathews, who clash on Saturday 13th February at the Liverpool Echo Arena exclusively live on BoxNation, and the Mancunian says there’s a good chance of the fight happening.

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Crolla to face Linares or Barroso next

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBA World lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12 KOs) has two difficult possible opponents for his next fight in February or March at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. Crolla, 29, could be facing his mandatory challenger interim WBA champion Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) or WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares (40-3, 27 KOs) in a unification fight.

The unification fight against Linares will be the one they will reportedly attempt to make first. While they’re not coming out directly and saying it, they appear to see the 30-year-old Linares as the easier of the two difficult options.

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Weights: Joshua-Whyte, Eubank Jr-O’Sullivan & Bellew-Masternak

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By Scott Gilfoid: Well, heavyweights Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) weighed in today for their contest this Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK. I must say I think Whyte was the bigger guy in terms of mass than the taller 6’6” Joshua. Whyte weighed in at a solid 247lbs and looked in great shape at 6’3”. For his part, Joshua came in a little leaner than he had in past fights in weighing in at 245lbs, which 5 pounds lighter than his last fight in September against Gary Cornish.

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