Crolla vs Linares

Who won Crolla vs Linares?

Jorge Linares beat Anthony Crolla by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 24th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Jorge Linares.

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 contest was for the unified lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and The Ring belts on the line.

Crolla vs Linares stats

Back in September 2016, Anthony Crolla stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses, and 3  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Linares made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Linares had a large advantage in power over Crolla, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Crolla's 42%.

Anthony Crolla was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Crolla had a height advantage of 1 inch over Linares. Despite this, Linares had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares fought out of an orthodox stance.

Crolla was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 9 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Linares' 366.

Crolla vs Linares form

Crolla had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ismael Barroso on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Darleys Perez on November 21, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Darleys Perez on July 18, 2015, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Gyorgy Mizsei Jr on November 15, 2014, by points in the 6th round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had drawn with Gamaliel Diaz on September 13, 2014, by points in the 12th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United States.

Linares had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ivan Cano on October 10, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.

Prior to that, he had won against Kevin Mitchell on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Javier Prieto on December 30, 2014, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Metropolitan Gym, London, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated Ira Terry on August 16, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

He had won against Nihito Arakawa on March 8, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Crolla had been fighting more than Jorge Linares.

Going into this contest, Anthony Crolla had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Jorge Linares' last outing had been 11 months and 14 days ago.

Crolla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Crolla vs Linares start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Crolla vs Linares?

Crolla vs Linares was broadcast on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Crolla vs Linares?

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