Weights from Manchester, England
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.– Below are weights for tomorrow’s world championship card from Manchester, England that will be capped off by the Anthony Crolla – Jorge Linares WBA/WBC Diamond/Ring Magazine Lightweight title bout. The fights listed will be the fights shown on AWE- A Wealth of Entertainment and www.klowdtv.com beginning at 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT
Anthony Crolla 134.5 – Jorge Linares 134.2 lb
(WBA/WBC Diamond/Ring Magazine Lightweight titles)
John Ryder 159.6 – Jack Arnfield 159.4
Callum Johnson 174.5 – Wilberforce Shihepo 172.8
Conor Benn 147.9 – Ross Jameson 142.8
Hosea Burton 176.8 – Fernando Castaneda 175.2
Anthony Crolla vs. Jorge Linares is a 12-round fight for the WBA, WBC Diamond and the Ring Magazine Lightweight World Championships presented by Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Akihiko Honda’s Teiken Boxing Gym.
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