On May 7, 2016, Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by Anthony Crolla (29-4-3, 12 KOs).
Anthony Crolla is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Darleys Pérez, 5 months and 16 days ago. Ismael Barroso is on a 15-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Kevin Mitchell, 4 months and 25 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.8-1.2 in favor of Anthony Crolla. Ismael Barroso won't be able to do much against Crolla.
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.