Crolla vs Urquiaga

Who won Crolla vs Urquiaga?

Anthony Crolla beat Frank Urquiaga by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Anthony Crolla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Christina Linardatou losing to Katie Taylor. Also on the undercard Qais Ashfaq beat Joe Ham, and Jack Cullen defeated Tomas Andres Reynoso.

Crolla vs Urquiaga stats

Back in November 2019, Anthony Crolla stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses, and 3 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frank Urquiaga made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Crolla had a large advantage in power over Urquiaga, boasting a 38% knockout percentage compared to Urquiaga's 8%.

Anthony Crolla was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Crolla had a height advantage of 1 inch over Urquiaga.

Both Anthony Crolla and Frank Urquiaga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Crolla was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Urquiaga, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 208 more professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Urquiaga's 81.

Crolla vs Urquiaga form

Anthony Crolla had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Daud Yordan on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight eliminator fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ricky Burns on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jorge Linares on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had lost to Jorge Linares on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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Crolla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Crolla vs Urquiaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Crolla vs Urquiaga?

Crolla vs Urquiaga was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Crolla vs Urquiaga?

Anthony Crolla was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Frank Urquiaga made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.