SAN DIEGO, California.- Tej zaum 7, 2016 – Anthony Crolla scored a stunning 7th round stoppage over Ismael Barroso to retain his WBA Lightweight title at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Hais.
The bout headlined a seven bout telecast on AWE.
Barroso raced out and set a fast pace over the first four rounds. Crolla was biding his time landing some good shots on the the middle of the ring and he started to take over on a fading Barroso towards the end of round five. In round six, Crolla began to hurt Barroso and the Venezuelan challenger started to break down and seemed spent as he walked to his corner. Crolla jumped on Barroso and landed a tremendous flurry of punches that put Barroso on the canvas for the ten count.
It was the second straight stunning knockout for Crolla on AWE–A Wealth of Entertainment as he won his title with a knockout over Darleys Perez in November.
Crolla is now 31-4-3 nrog 13 knockouts. Barroso is 19-1-2.
“What a day for boxing on AWE. Ib zaug dua, AWE had a stellar show that was headlined by a great knockout by Anthony Crolla. We continue to put on exciting world title bouts and we should have some announcements about more great boxing action the coming months,” hais tias AWE Thawj Tswj Hwm, Charles Herring.
In the televised co-feature from Hamburg, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Kubrat Pulev won the European Heavyweight title and an IBF Elimination Heavyweight bout by winning a 12-round split decision over Dereck Chisora.
Pulev controlled the action with quick combinations and Chisora was never able to get in a groove to land any hard power shots.
Pulev won by scores of 118-110 thiab 116-112. Somehow a judge saw the fight for Chisora by 115-113.
Pulev is 23-1. Chisora is 25-6.
Shayne Singleton stopped Anwil Anwar in round eight of their ten round welterweight contest.
Singleton looked like he was going to make it a quick and easy night as he dropped Anwar in round one from a left hook. Anwar was able to steady himself and have success over the next handful of rounds by getting in some good right hands. With the fight being on an even level, Singleton landed a big left that sent Anwar down in round eight. Anwar was clearly hurt, and Singleton jumped all over him and the fight was quickly stopped at 1:37 of round right.
Singleton is now 23-1 nrog yim knockouts. Anwar is 22-6.
Martin Murray tuned up for a Lub rau hli ntuj 25 showdown with George Groves by stopping an overmatched Cedric Spera in a scheduled 8-round Super Middleweight bout.
Murray dropped Spera with a left to the body in round two and finished him off with hard right that sent Spera down and out at 1:47 ntawm round ob.
Murray is now 33-3-1 nrog 16 knockouts. Spera is 12-5.
Marcus Morrison scored a 2nd round stoppage over Jefferson De Souza in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight sib ntau sib tw.
Morrison dropped De Souza with a left hook in round one and the bout was stopped in the 2nd.
Morrison is now 11-0. De Souza is now 16-2-2.
Hosea Burton scored a 4th round stoppage over Michal Ludwiczak in a scheduled 6-round light heavyweight bout.
Burton dropped Ludwiczak with a left hook in round three. Burton scored another knockdown from a left hook in round four and the fight was stopped shortly after at2:58.
Burton is now 16-0. Ludwiczak is 13-4.
Tommy Coyle (22-3) won a decision over Reynaldo Mora (7-13-1) in a super lightweight bout via referee score of 59-55.
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