Anthony Crolla

Name: Anthony Crolla
Alias: 'Million Dollar'
Hometown: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 174cm
Reach: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Joe Gallagher
Promoter: Matchroom Sport

Amateur Highlights

• 2004 Chemnitz City Cup (Junior) Silver medalist in Chemnitz, Germany (57kg):
  • Defeated Arkadiusz Adrianowski (Poland) RSCO 2
  • Defeated Sascha Niemeyer (Germany) 28:8
  • Lost to Marcel Herfurth (Germany) 18:28

• 2005 Chemnitz City Cup Gold medalist in Chemnitz, Germany (57kg):
  • Defeated Jyri Naskali (Finland) 27:9
  • Defeated Alexei Lemeschkin (Russia) 25:19
  • Defeated Marco Lebeda (Germany) 25:10

• 2006 English ABA National Championships Gold medalist in London, England (60kg):
  • Defeated Chris Pacy 29:16

• 2006 Chemnitz City Cup Gold medalist in Chemnitz, Germany (60kg):
  • Defeated Marcel Schinske (Germany) 29:19
  • Defeated Karapet Muradian (Germany) 21:7

Regional & Minor Titles

• BBBofC English super featherweight title
• BBBofC British lightweight title
• BBBofC English lightweight title
• WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 2-2-1 (2 KO's) in world championship bouts.
• 3-2-2 (1 KO's) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Gavin Rees, Darleys Perez & Ricky Burns.
  • Lost against Jorge Linares (twice) & Vasyl Lomachenko.
  • Drew with Gamaliel Diaz & Darleys Perez.

Variant Record

• Defeated 2 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Kieran Farrell & Ismael Barroso.

Notes

• Anthony is the son of former professional boxer Wayne Crolla.
• Crolla had been scheduled in a WBA world title challenge against Cuban Richar Abril, for January 23 at the Manchester Arena. That fight was postponed after Crolla was taken to hospital after sustaining a serious head injury and a broken ankle after an altercation with two burglars.

Preceded by: Darleys Perez

WBA Lightweight Champion 2015 Nov 21 – 2016 Sep 24

Succeeded by: Jorge Linares