WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) retained his title with a dominant points win over Anthony Crolla (31-6-3, 13 KOs) in their rematch on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena.
Three-weight world champion Linares dethroned Crolla by unanimous decision in September, but this was even more one-sided.
Linares scored a seventh round knockdown on the way to winning by scores of 118-109 on all three scorecards.
Crolla landed the first meaningful shot of the bout, a left hook to…