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Crolla’s fairytale continues…
- Updated: September 19, 2016
For once, Anthony Crolla is a betting favourite but in Jorge Linares, he faces a three-weight world champion used to silencing British fans.
You can catch all the action live on Sky Sports as Crolla defends his WBA world lightweight crown in front of his adoring home fans at the Manchester Arena. The coveted Ring magazine title is also on the line, meaning it will be widely accepted that Saturday’s winner is the world’s best at 135lbs.
The venue has become a fortress for ‘Million Dollar’, who completed a remarkable rise from relative obscurity by stopping Darleys Perez in a rematch back in November 2015. Less than a year earlier, Crolla had been laid up in hospital with career-threatening injuries from a burglar attack.
With the belt …
