On March 25, 2017, Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs), the lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Anthony Crolla (30-5-3, 13 KOs).
Jorge Linares is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Crolla, 6 months and 1 day ago. Anthony Crolla is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Linares, 6 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Jorge Linares at 99-1 winning odds. Anthony Crolla really doesn't have much to present against Linares.
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.