Crolla-Linares kickoff press conference

By Fightnews.com

WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla and multi-division champ Jorge Linares faced off at a press conference in Manchester, UK, for their WBA and WBC Diamond lightweight world title clash at the Manchester Arena on September 24.

Anthony Crolla: “The Arena is going to be rocking and that’s my house, and I want to keep those three belts in Manchester. We’re working so, so hard in the gym because Jorge Linares is a phenomenal fighter, and I’m honoured to be fighting him in my house. I’ve done that ring walk so many times in front of a huge crowd and you can’t beat that feeling, the energy the crowd will give me is going to help me produce the career-best performance I will need to beat Jorge Linares.”

Jorge Linares: “It’s another big fight and big event that I’m grateful to God to be a part of. Anthony and I have similar styles, there’s lots of respect between us and we’re working very hard because I know it’s going to be a tough fight but I want to win those belts.”