Anthony Crolla's career could have finished three years ago when he was hospitalised following a burglary incident at his neighbour's house in December 2014.

However, the 30 year-old former British champion recovered to upgrade his status to world champion following a draw and then a victory over Colombia's Darleys Perez to lift the WBA lightweight title almost 12 months after being attacked.

He successfully defended that belt with a stoppage of Ismael Barroso but would later lose his crown to the talented Venezuelan Jorge Linares on points in a convincing win.

Seeking redemption, Crolla sought out to retrieve his belt with the new WBC Diamond title also on the line in a rematch with Linares last March. However, the result would be the same as their first encounter.

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Back in Manchester...

The chants are already ringing round the Manchester Arena for the local favourite. "O-O-O-Oh, An-thon-y Cro-o-o-olla!" You can feel the tension rising. And who's that looking like a million dollars?

No, not "Million Dollar" man Crolla, but legendary MC Michael Buffer. I think he's about to implore us to rumble.

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Next up is the IBO champion and the number three seed for the tournament, Chris Eubank Jr.

In typical Eubank swagger, he sways and struts to the ring in a red robe and draped with a British flag to the mellow hip hop sounds of Dr. Dre.

Now it's time for the Turkish and British national anthems.

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Legendary announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr introduces the fighters to a very excited crowd in Germany.

Yildirim looks menacing and focused as he makes his way to the ring in a black robe to a soundtrack mix of Turkish horns, trumpets and drums.

Andy Barton: Eubank can only be the best in the world, if he fights the best in the world, rather than ducking GGG (Gennady Golovkin). The loss to Billy-Joe wasn't controversial as Eubank didn't do anything for the first eight rounds.

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Meanwhile, in Stuttgart, Chris Eubank Jr and Avni Yildirim are receiving a heavy metal welcome from a rock band in centre ring.

The World Boxing Super Series likes to put on a pre-fight show as it hopes to become the Champions League event of boxing.

Former two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi, who could well be the next boxer to face off against UFC star Conor McGregor, is looking forward to a busy night of boxing.

Both fighters have got their hands wrapped and it will not be long now.

Conor Benn, son of ex-world champion Nigel, has just gained a crushing first round stoppage win over Nathan Clarke. That is now nine wins from nine fights for Benn, with seven of those victories coming inside the distance.

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Ricky Burns made his professional debut almost exactly 16 years ago. Since then he has had an average of three fights a year, winning 41 times, losing six and drawing once in a 48-bout career.

He says he will keep going until he is repeatedly taking punishment in his fights or by his younger sparring partners, or until he gets fed-up with the dieting. He has had to go on a strict regime to drop from super-lightweight to the 135lb lightweight limit.

This contest against Manchester's Anthony Crolla will be a stern test of his resolve but he has shown many times over the years his appetite for a scrap.

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Meanwhile, back in Manchester.

What a night for Ricky Burns. The pressure of the occasion doesn't seem to be bothering him as he arrived in the Manchester Arena for what is a must-win fight for him.

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It is going to be a lively reception for Chris Eubank Jr, when he is the away fighter against Avni Yildirim.

The Turkish fighter, who is based in Germany, expects the intimidating atmosphere to get to Eubank Jr, and the fans have got the hostile banners ready.

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Avni Yildirim hails from Turkey and is a former campaigner at light-heavyweight.

The 26 year-old is unbeaten in 16 fights with 10 knockouts to his name.

He's a well travelled fighter, having only fought in his home country three times before hitting the road for fights in Germany, Italy, Mexico and the United States.

His manager, Ahmet Oner, is a vocal man when it comes to protecting his charge and on Thursday he had to be removed from a press conference following an altercation involving colourful language with Chris Eubank Jr's security team.

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This is the second match of the Super Series super-middleweight competition, with Britain's Callum Smith getting a unanimous points win over Sweden's Erik Skoglund.

We could have an all-British semi-final in January as George Groves or Jamie Cox will fight the winner of Eubank v Yildirim.

Eubank has already started the war of words with Groves, over what would be a mouth-watering contest.

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Britain's Chris Eubank Jr says he is the "best super-middleweight in the world" and will prove it by winning the World Boxing Super Series.

Eubank, 28, fights Turkey's Avni Yildirim, 26, in the quarter-finals in Stuttgart, Germany, with the winner facing a semi-final against WBA champion George Groves or fellow Briton Jamie Cox, who meet on 14 October.

"There is no way he can beat me," said Eubank. "This is the platform I'm going to use to show my skills.

Eubank has won 25 of his 26 fights, his only defeat a controversial split-decision loss to compatriot Billy Joe Saunders at middleweight in 2014.

Yildirim, who has won all 16 of his professional bouts, said: "I'm very happy that all of my crowd is here and I believe this will turn into hell for him. I hope I can make my public and my country proud."

And let's hear from the man himself, courtesy of the World Boxing Super Series Twitter account.

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Chris Eubank is in the quarter-finals tonight of the World Boxing Super Series, an eight-man tournament where the fighters are competing to get their hands on the Muhammad Ali Trophy.

The event has a $50m prize fund and there are two weight divisions - cruiserweight and super-middleweight.

Our attention focuses on the latter tonight and Eubank v Yildirim is the second quarter-final after Callum Smith defeated Erik Skoglund earlier this month. The winner of this one is due to come up against either WBA champion George Groves or fellow Brit Jamie Cox.

Chris Eubank Jr followed a similar path into boxing as his namesake father, where he was moved to New York with his brother and honed an amateur career in the Nevada State Golden Gloves tournament. But he went one step further than his dad by winning the prestigious prize.

He returned to England in 2011 to turn professional and quickly enhanced his reputation with flashy entrances and confident performances in his unbeaten stretch of 18 wins until a loss to bitter rival Billy Joe Saunders on a split decision in 2014.

But Eubank has won all seven of his fights since then and won the IBO super-middleweight world title against Renold Quinlan before a successful defence against Germany's Arthur Abraham allowed him to enter the World Boxing Super Series.

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What is going to happen in the Crolla v Burns and Eubank Jr v Yildirim fights?

Can Crolla or Burns win a world title again? Eubank says he is the best super-middleweight in the world. Discuss.

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We are expecting Chris Eubank Jr to be in action first, with the ring walks in Germany expected at about 22:00 BST, before Crolla v Burns gets going in Manchester from 22:30 BST.

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

We will have all the latest from the Manchester Arena as Anthony Crolla takes on Ricky Burns in an eagerly-anticipated England v Scotland clash in the lightweight division.

And there's more.

We will also have updates from Germany where Chris Eubank Jr takes on Turkey's undefeated fighter Avni Yildirim in the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Super Series super-middleweight event.

It is going to be a frantic night.

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