SAN DIEGO, PENINSULA.- Maret 17, 2016– On Saturday afternoon, May 7,Anthony Crollawill make the first defense of theWBA Lightweight championshipwhen he takes on hard punching and undefeated challengerIsmael Barrosoin a bout that will headline a full afternoon of boxing onAwe–A Wealth of Hiburan.
“We are very excited about this great fight coming to AWE,” said AWE President Charles Herring.
“Crolla won his title on AWE in November with a stunning knockout over Darleys Perez and now we are happy to bring the fans in the United States his first defense. Barroso has a great style and it should make for an action packed fight.”
The bout will originate from the Manchester Arena.
Crolla of Manchester, Inggris wis rekaman 30-4-3 karo 12 knockouts.
Panjenenganipun nguripake profesional ing Oktober 14, 2006 karo menang liwat Abdul Rashid (1-0).
Ing 29 taun-lawas wis amassed menang liwat 4-wektu judhul donya Challenger Michael Brodie (36-3-1), Andy Morris (19-3), John Watson (13-1), Willie Limond (34-3), Syephen Jennings (5-1-1), Kieran Farrell (14-0), former Junior Welterweight world champion Gavis Rees (37-2-1), Stephen Foster (31-4-1) & Mantan judhul donya Challenger John Murray (33-2).
On November 21, he won the WBA Lightweight title with a one-punch body shot knockout over reigning champion Darleys Perez (32-1-1) in the same Arena will he will make his first defense in Manchester.
Barroso of El Tigre, Venezuela has a undefeated mark of 19-0-2 karo 18 big knockouts.
Ing 33 year-old is an 11-year veteran who has victories over Alfonso Perez (4-1), Addir Sanchez (7-1), Abraham Gomez (16-3-1), Oscar Arena (22-3), Winston Campos (17-2-4), Kinda issouf (17-2) and in his last bout, he captured the WBA Interim world championship with a fifth-round stoppage over Kevin Mitchell (39-3) ingDesember 12 London.
A Full undercard and start time will be announced shortly
