SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- Maaliskuu 17, 2016 – Päällä
Saturday afternoon, Toukokuu 7, Anthony Crolla will make the first defense of the WBA Lightweight championship when he takes on hard punching and undefeated challenger Ismael Barroso in a bout that will headline a full afternoon of boxing on AWE–Wealth of Entertainment.
“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, Englannissa on kirjaa 30-4-3 kanssa 12 aihiot.
Hän kääntyi ammatillinen lokakuuta 14, 2006 jossa voittaa Abdul Rashid (1-0).
The 29 vuotias on kerännyt voittaa yli 4-ajan maailmanmestaruuden haastaja 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) & Entinen maailmanmestaruuden haastaja John Murray (33-2).
The 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) päällä
Joulukuu 12 Lontoossa.
A Full undercard and start time will be announced shortly