Anthony Crolla makes the first defence of his WBA lightweight title when he faces off against the dangerous Venezuelan Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena.

Billed as the Battle of Britain, was a professional boxing match contested on 23 November 2013 at the Manchester Arena. Carl Froch, the defending unified WBA (Regular) and IBF super-middleweight champion, defeated George Groves via technical knockout in the ninth round, although the ending was mired in controversy.

Anthony Crolla meets Jorge Linares in a rematch for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine World Lightweight titles at the Manchester Arena. They met in the same venue for the belts in September with the Venezuelan coming out on top in an enthralling contest, ending the brilliant winning run of ‘Million Dollar’.

WBA world lightweight champion Anthony Crolla faces WBC 'Diamond' champion Jorge Linares in a unification fight at the Manchester Arena.

Former WBA lightweight king Anthony Crolla takes on Scottish three-weight world champion Ricky Burns in a career-defining clash in his hometown at the Manchester Arena.

Oleksandr Usyk faces former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew at the Manchester Arena for the undisputed cruiserweight world title.

Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker, billed as Road to Undisputed, was a professional boxing heavyweight unification match contested between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker. The event took place on 31 March 2018 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, with Joshua's IBF, WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles and Parker's WBO heavyweight title on the line.

Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) defends his WBA and WBO lightweight titles against England's Anthony "Million Dollar" Crolla (34-6-3, 13 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.