SAN DIEGO, קאַליף.- מאַרץ 17, 2016– אויף Saturday afternoon, מייַ 7,אַנטאַני קראָללאַwill make the first defense of theWBA Lightweight championshipwhen he takes on hard punching and undefeated challengerיסמייל באַרראָסאָin a bout that will headline a full afternoon of boxing onיירעס-האַקאָוועד–א וועלט פון פאַרווייַלונג.
“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, ענגלאַנד האט אַ רעקאָרד פון 30-4-3 מיט 12 קנאָקקאָוץ.
די 29 יאָר-אַלט האט אַמאַסט ווינס איבער 4-צייַט וועלט טיטל טשאַללענגער מיכאל בראָדיע (36-3-1), אַנדי מאָריס (19-3), יוחנן וואַצאָן (13-1), ווילי לימאָנד (34-3), סיעפען דזשעננינגס (5-1-1), קיעראַן Farrell (14-0), former Junior Welterweight world champion Gavis Rees (37-2-1), סטיווען Foster (31-4-1) & געוועזענער וועלט טיטל טשאַללענגער יוחנן מערי (33-2).
אויף נאָוועמבער 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 מיט 18 big knockouts.
די 33 year-old is an 11-year veteran who has victories over Alfonso Perez (4-1), אַדדיר סאַנטשעז (7-1), Abraham Gomez (16-3-1), Oscar Arena (22-3), Winston Campos (17-2-4), קינדאַ יססאָוף (17-2) and in his last bout, he captured the WBA Interim world championship with a fifth-round stoppage over Kevin Mitchell (39-3) אויףדעצעמבער 12 אין לאָנדאָן.
A Full undercard and start time will be announced shortly
