Anthony Crolla beaten on points by Jorge Linares and relinquishes his world title

The popular Manchester boxer fell to a unanimous points defeat to the tough Venezuelan in front of a partisan home crowd

John Hutchinson

Published: 18:32, 24 Sep 2016
Updated: 0:08, 25 Sep 2016

Anthony Crolla lost his world title to Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena.
Linares also takes home the WBC Diamond title, and the coveted Ring Magazine belt.
Crolla says afterwards that "it was a pleasure to share the ring with a great like Linares."
The defeat is Crolla's fourth of his career, but he now hopes to get a rematch.
Packed undercard saw Conor Benn, son of ring great Nigel, defeat Ross Jameson 60-55 on points, and ex-Manchester City youth footballer Marcus Morrison stops Matiouze Royer in the first minute.

Anthony Crolla is just hours away from a world title defence against Jorge LinaresCredit: Reuters

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