Putting the boot inpublished at 23:15
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
Just look at those shoes of Anthony Crolla tonight. Will Darleys Perez be looking at these shoes close up from the canvas later on?
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Anthony Crolla wins world title with fifth-round knockout
Bout in Manchester for WBA lightweight championship
Martin Murray loses to Arthur Abraham
Get involved: Your views on the fights #bbcboxing
Putting the boot inpublished at 23:15
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The home fans have not stopped chanting since seeing Anthony Crolla, apart from the minute's silence, and now it is time. Here we go.
Crolla has the X-Factor?published at 23:13
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
A former X-Factor winner has tweeted his support for the Mancunian too.
Almost ready...published at 23:13
Our referee in charge is Terry O'Connor with three scoring judges at ringside. Two from America - Julie Lederman and Carlos Sucre and Philippe Verbeke of Belgium. Will we be hearing from them later on? Let's hope not.
Darleys Perez is introduced to the crowd, and gets booed. The home crowd are firmly behind their man. There's not much love for the man from Colombia.
Image source, @bbcmancsportsCelebrity supportpublished at 23:09
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
From Corrie's Kirk, to fellow boxers. From rugby to football. It seems that there's a fair bit of support out there for Crolla tonight.
Postpublished at 23:08
We have had the British anthem, the Colombian anthem, and now a minute's silence to pay respects to the victims of the Paris attacks.
'It's going to be a war'published at 23:08
'I out-boxed him'published at 23:07
So these fighters have already met once before, but what can we learn from that fight. Well, this is what the men involved say...
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Former WBC world title challenger Kevin Mitchell is certainly going to be an interested spectator tonight.
The Londoner fights Venezuela's Ishmael Barroso on 12 December for the interim version of the WBA lightweight title. The winner of that is in line to face the winner of the Crolla-Perez bout.
Head-to-headpublished at 23:04
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
Oh Anthony Crollapublished at 23:04
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
To the tune of Seven Nation Army the Manchester Arena chants Anthony Crolla's name
Image source, @bbcmancsportsPostpublished at 23:03
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton knows all about some great nights at the Manchester Arena, and he expects the home fans to be cheering again tonight.
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Anthony Crolla has always dreamed of winning the title. And doing it at the Manchester Arena, an arena where he watched Ricky Hatton win the world title as a youngster.
What a reception for Crolla as he walks to the arena. He looks focused and in the mood.
United we standpublished at 23:01
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
Anthony Crolla is a big Manchester United fan, in return current midfielder Ashley Young, and ex-striker Andy Cole, have offered support for the Manchester boxer tonight
Image source, Getty ImagesMade in Manchesterpublished at 22:59
Darleys Perez v Anthony Crolla
The venue for tonight's bout certainly has made no bones about who it wants to see win tonight. Crolla is the home boy!
The first meetingpublished at 22:57
Unable to train for three months, lucky to not be killed, but with a fierce determination to come back and win the world title he has always dreamed of, nothing would stop Anthony Crolla.
In his first bout with Darleys Perez in July, Crolla gave the best performance of his career as he thought he had claimed the title.
One judge gave Crolla the decision by 116-111. However, the other two judges marked it at 113-113, 113-113.
Boxing can be a cruel sport.
'One of them hit a concrete slab over my head'published at 22:55
Everything was going well in Anthony Crolla's life in December 2014. He was training for a scheduled world title fight against then-WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril, before his career, and so nearly his life, was almost over.
Crolla explains: "It was a dark night. My next door neighbours' alarm was going off, I got a torch and a burglar popped his head out. There were two of them.
"I chased them and they could see they couldn't get away from me, this lunatic. One of them hit a concrete slab over my head. If it had hit me at a different angle I would be dead.
"I suffered a fractured skull and a broken ankle in two places. It felt like the end of the world."
We continue..published at 22:53
So it has not been the night British boxing fans have been hoping for, but there is still another fight as Manchester's Anthony Crolla aims for the WBA lightweight belt with a rematch against Darleys Perez after their draw in July.
It has been an unforgettable 12 months for Crolla.
get involved Get Involved #BBCBoxingpublished at 22:51
Paul Mccann, external The point deduction has cost team Murray gutted for him!!!
ARTHUR ABRAHAM RETAINS TITLEpublished at 22:48
Arthur Abraham is still the WBO super-middleweight champion and it is heartbreak yet again for Martin Murray.
The judges scores...
- 115-112 Abraham
- 112-115 Murray
- 116-111 Abraham
That is the fourth time Martin Murray has failed in his attempt to win a world title. Head down, looking distraught, he leaves the arena quickly.
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