Tuesday 13 September 2016 13:22, UK
Anthony Crolla is nearing a daunting second defence of his WBA world lightweight against Jorge Linares. Here's a taster...
'Million Dollar' (31-4-3-KO13) won the belt in November with a fifth-round stoppage of Darleys Perez in November and made an equally-spectacular maiden defence in May when he dispatched Ismael Barroso in seven.
Now, Crolla must take on Barroso's fellow Venezuelan Linares (40-3-KO27), who was only stripped of the WBC world title in February because a hand injury prevented him defending it.
Linares, 31, has ruined British world title dreams before; in May 2015 he climbed off the canvas to record an 10th-round stoppage of Kevin Mitchell at The O2 on the undercard of Kell Brook v Frankie Gavin.
This time the man known as El Nino de Oro (Golden Boy) will travel to Manchester Arena, a venue Crolla has made his fortress in his last four fights.
The small matter of The Ring magazine title is on the line...
Click on the video to get in the mood for the next British world title fight live on Sky Sports on October 24.
