Crolla Spotlight- Bulldog Spirit
Posted: 29 Aug 2016, 05:38
Anthony Crolla faces Jorge Linares on September 24th at the Manchester Arena for the WBA World Lightweight title, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine belts - In the first of a three-part series, we take a look at the journey taken by Anthony Crolla to this fight, and the qualities that have kept him steady when others may have wavered from their ambitions.
After being unsuccessful in trying to win a British title at super-feather, Crolla moved up to the lightweight division. It was not long before he would win the British Lightweight title against John Watson in 2011. Crolla with his eyes set to embarking on a world title was to mark his second defence of the belt against Liverpool’s Derry Matthews. Matthews though still twenty-eight, had a career spanning almost ten years and had the scars and markings befitting a seasoned prize fighter.
Read the full article here: http://inthiscorner.co.uk/crolla-spotlight/
After being unsuccessful in trying to win a British title at super-feather, Crolla moved up to the lightweight division. It was not long before he would win the British Lightweight title against John Watson in 2011. Crolla with his eyes set to embarking on a world title was to mark his second defence of the belt against Liverpool’s Derry Matthews. Matthews though still twenty-eight, had a career spanning almost ten years and had the scars and markings befitting a seasoned prize fighter.
Read the full article here: http://inthiscorner.co.uk/crolla-spotlight/