On May 7, 2016, the 29-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Anthony Crolla (29-4-3, 12 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Venezuelan boxer Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Barroso was on a 15-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Anthony Crolla stopped Ismael Barroso via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Crolla improves his record to 30-4-3 (13 KOs), while Barroso adds a loss to his record at 19-1-2.
On November 21, 2015, Anthony Crolla and Darleys Pérez met again in an immediate rematch.
Crolla came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days.
In the rematch, Anthony Crolla stopped the champion via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA lightweight champion. Crolla improves his record to 29-4-3 (12 KOs)
On September 24, 2016, the 29-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 13 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Venezuelan boxer Jorge Linares (40-3, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Linares was on a 9-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 14 days.
Jorge Linares defeated Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles. Linares improves his record to 41-3, while Crolla adds a loss to his record at 30-5-3.
On February 12, 2011, a 24-year-old Anthony Crolla (19-2, 7 KOs) and John Watson met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
Anthony Crolla stopped John Watson via TKO in the 9th round. Crolla improves his record to 20-2 (8 KOs)
On July 18, 2015, a 28-year-old Anthony Crolla (28-4-2, 11 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by Darleys Pérez.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 3 days.
The fight ended in a majority decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Crolla is now 28-4-3.
On November 23, 2013, a 27-year-old Anthony Crolla (25-4-1, 9 KOs) and Stephen Foster met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days.
Anthony Crolla stopped Stephen Foster via RTD in the 6th round. Crolla improves his record to 26-4-1 (10 KOs)
On March 25, 2017, Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares met again in an immediate rematch.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Linares was on a 10-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Jorge Linares defeated Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles. Linares improves his record to 42-3, while Crolla adds a loss to his record at 30-6-3.
On November 25, 2011, a 25-year-old Anthony Crolla (22-2, 9 KOs) and a 32-year-old Scottish boxer Willie Limond (34-3, 9 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days. Limond was on a 1-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Anthony Crolla defeated Willie Limond via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Crolla improves his record to 23-2, while Limond adds a loss to his record at 34-4.
On December 7, 2012, a 26-year-old Anthony Crolla (23-4, 9 KOs) and Kieran Farrell met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Anthony Crolla defeated Kieran Farrell via unanimous decision in the 10-round lightweight fight. Crolla improves his record to 24-4
On April 19, 2014, a 27-year-old Anthony Crolla (26-4-1, 10 KOs) and John Murray met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Crolla came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days.
Anthony Crolla stopped John Murray via TKO in the 10th round. Crolla improves his record to 27-4-1 (11 KOs)