Following their draw on July 18, Darley Perez and Anthony Crolla will rematch on November 21 in Manchester, England for Perez’WBA Lightweight title, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
“I’m so pleased for Anthony that he gets another bite of the cherry on Nov. 21 in his home city,” said Eddie Hearn, Crolla’s promoter. “I haven’t found anyone yet who didn’t feel that he won the first fight, but that’s in the past now and he has to make this count. I feel like he is destined to win a world title and on Nov. 21 on a huge night for Manchester and British boxing, I truly believe his dreams will come true.”
“I believe Darleys is the superior fighter,” Perez co-promoter Gary Shaw said. “This time, there will be no question who wins the fight and is still the WBA champion. I want to commend the WBA for ordering the rematch on this controversy of who won the fight. I also want to thank Eddie Hearn, who was a gentleman during this process. Thompson Boxing and Gary Shaw will leave England with the winner — Darleys Perez.”
