23 Facts About Anthony Crolla

1. Anthony Crolla defeated Yordan via a 12 round unanimous decision to earn a title shot against Lomachenko.

2. Anthony Crolla was the busier fighter throwing much more than Burns and focused a lot of his body shots.

3. Anthony Crolla said, both he and Crolla were in the same position, coming off losses.

4. Anthony Crolla caught me but before that I thought I could get to him.

5. At the time of stoppage, Anthony Crolla was behind on all three judges scorecards.

6. Anthony Crolla landed several hard shots before dropping Barroso with a right to the body.

7. Anthony Crolla was not likely to do so, just for a big payday.

8. Anthony Crolla told Sky Sports, "I've dreamt this dream since I was 10 years of age.

9. Anthony Crolla won the WBA title with a knockout win over Perez in round 5.

10. Anthony Crolla seemed like the clear winner after Perez twice had pointed deducted for low blows.

11. Anthony Crolla received his first opportunity at a world title against WBA lightweight champion Darleys Perez on 18 July 2015 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.

12. Anthony Crolla confronted two burglars who were raiding a neighbour's house.

13. Anthony Crolla was scheduled to fight Richar Abril of Cuba for the WBA lightweight title in January 2015.

14. Anthony Crolla won the fight via a 10th round stoppage, in a brutal fight.

15. Anthony Crolla started the fight very cautious and allowed Matthews to score without much reply.

16. Anthony Crolla beat Farrell; just after the final bell Farrell collapsed and was rushed to hospital.

17. Anthony Crolla reached the semi-final stage, losing a very close points decision that could have gone either way to Gary Sykes.

18. On 21 April 2012, Anthony Crolla lost his British lightweight title to 28-year-old Liverpudlian Derry Matthews at the Oldham Sports Centre.

19. Anthony Crolla stepped up a weight division when on 12 February 2011 he challenged John Watson for the vacant British lightweight title.

20. Anthony Crolla continued his winning run in 2010 with victories over Jason Nesbitt, Sid Razak and Chris Riley before on 2 October challenging Andy Morris for the English super featherweight title.

21. Anthony Crolla made his professional contest on 14 October 2006 when he scored a points win over Abdul Rashid at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

22. Anthony Crolla held the WBA lightweight title from 2015 to 2016, and the British lightweight title from 2011 to 2012.

23. Anthony Crolla was born on 16 November 1986 and is a British professional boxer.