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Crolla: I’ll be The Ring king
- Updated: September 23, 2016
Anthony Crolla is looking to make history and become the first English boxer to be crowned The Ring magazine lightweight champion.
‘Million Dollar’ takes on experienced three-weight world champion Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports 2.
Crolla’s WBA world title and Linares’ WBC Diamond belt will be on the line but the 29-year-old has also set his sights on being first Englishman to win the iconic magazine’s 135lbs title, which is currently vacant.
“This fight is something else because what I am fighting for,” he told Sky Sports’ Andy Scott.
“Obviously I’ve got the WBC Diamond, which very few people win – and will look great on my mantelpiece – but [I want] the …
