Month: May 2016

WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Ismael Barroso (19-1-2, 18 KOs) in the 7th round on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena.
Crolla claimed the WBA belt when he stopped Darleys Perez with a body shot at the same venue in November, and he retained the title for the first time by a KO victory with the same punch.
Barroso threw a lot of punches in the early rounds and cut Crolla by his right eye in the 4th round.
The home fighter came back with…

Kubrat Pulev (23-1, 12 KOs) outpointed Dereck Chisora (25-6, 17 KOs) by a split decision on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Two of the judges scores were 116-112, 118-110 for Pulev, while the third had it 115-113 for Chisora.
Pulev landed some good blows in the early rounds while Chisora connected with the occasional shot.
The Bulgarian continued to dominate the action with his jab in the following rounds but he suffered a cut over his left eye from a clash of…