WEIGH IN,RADISSON BLU HOTEL,
MANCHESTER
PIC;LAWRENCE LUSTIG
WBA,WBC AND RING MAGAZINE TITLE
JORGE LINARES AND ANTHONY CROLLA WEIGH IN FOR THEIR FIGHT ON EDDIE HEARNS PROMOTION AT THE MANCHESTER ARENA(25-3-17)
Jorge Linares retained his WBA Lightweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Anthony Crolla in a rematch of their September fight (also won won by Linares) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Linares mixed up his body attack and landed some good straight rights. Linares was spot on with his uppercut over the first half of the fight. In round six, Crolla was cut over his left eye from a right eye.
In round seven, Linares landed a blistering uppercut that sent Crolla to the canvas. Crolla showed his champions mettle and heart and made a stand offense over the end of round seven and eight, but that was all he could muster as Linares was the class in this fight as he won by scores of 118-109 on all cards.
Linares is now 42-3. Crolla is now 31-6-3.
