Some early predictions on how you see tonight's fights going.

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Will Lott:, external Both to lose on points.

It could be a long and painful night if Will is right on this one.

BBC Radio Manchester's Bill Rice is at the Manchester Arena and tweeted this picture of the venue earlier on.

We are expecting to see the ringwalks for the Anthony Crolla v Darleys Perez at about 22:45 GMT.

Fair to say the lad from St Helens is just a little bit pumped up for this one.

We are expecting to get under way in Germany at about 21:45 GMT and Arthur Abraham is getting ready for business. And this is a position he has been in many times before.

This is the fifth defence of his WBO super-middleweight title and the 48th professional fight of his career.

Two of those successful defences have been wins over Britain's Paul Smith, although Carl Froch handed him one of his four defeats.

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So let's start off by looking at our first fight of the night and it is over to Germany where Martin Murray hopes to claim a world title at the fourth time of asking.

He has been unsuccessful in previous attempts at middleweight with losses against Sergio Martinez and Gennady Golovkin and a draw with Felix Sturm.

But now he is at boxing's top table once again, this time in the super-middleweight category. It is not going to be easy though. Certainly not.

His task is to defeat Arthur Abraham in front of a home crowd in Germany.

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Hello and welcome to BBC Sport's live text commentary on a big night for British boxing.

First up we have Liverpool's Martin Murray with a tough away day as he faces Armenian-born, German-based WBO super-middleweight champion Arthur Abraham in Hannover.

Then our attention turns to the Manchester Arena where Anthony Crolla fights in front of his home fans as he looks to wrestle the WBA lightweight title from the clutches of Colombian Darleys Perez.

It is going to be fun. It is going to be lively.

It was so nearly the Hollywood ending to a remarkable story.

Anthony Crolla was fighting for a world title only seven months after he suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle when he was attacked by robbers as he tried to protect his neighbours' home.

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Crolla thought he had done enough. And so did the fans. And so did the pundits. But the judges had a different opinion and the result was a draw.

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But now he has a second chance. Is now the time for Crolla to fulfil his dreams and become a world champion?