Anthony Crolla rival Darleys Perez vows to put record straight

Image: Darleys Perez (R) is determined to prove himself a cut above Anthony Crolla

Darleys Perez says he will leave no room for doubt in his WBA lightweight title rematch with Manchester's Anthony Crolla.

The Colombian retained his belt via a majority draw at the Manchester Arena in July, and returns to the same venue on November 21 - live on Sky Sports - for a rematch ordered by the WBA.

Perez says he would have won unanimously but for two points deductions for low blows and is aiming to take the decision out of the judges' hands.

In an interview reported on World Boxing News, Perez (32-1-1-KO20) said: "I'm a true champion who never backs down from adversity.

"Crolla is a very skilled fighter with a lot of heart and I know he's coming for my title. He'll have his entire country behind him when we fight, but that doesn't faze me.

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My goal is to end the fight early with a knockout, but if we go the distance, I have complete faith that I will get a fair ruling.
Darleys Perez

"My goal is to end the fight early with a knockout, but if we go the distance, I have complete faith that I will get a fair ruling from the judges in the UK."

Crolla - rated a clear 116-111 winner on one scorecard but denied by two tallies of 113-113 - is confident of victory second time around but Perez will not hear of defeat. 

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"There is no doubt that I would have won the first fight by unanimous decision if I didn't get deducted for those low blows," he said.

Anthony Crolla fights Darleys Perez for the WBA lightweight title next month

"It was my fault and I won't make the same mistakes in the rematch. I'm hungrier now then I've ever been and nothing is going to stop me from bringing back my title to my countrymen of Colombia."

Perez v Crolla II shares top billing with Martin Murray's bid to relieve Arthur Abraham of the WBO super-middleweight title on another busy night of Sky Sports boxing.

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