Following their lightweight fight, at the Manchester Arena, on Saturday night, both Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns have spoken about fighting each other again.
At the Manchester Arena, Crolla took the decision on all three score-cards and although Crolla appears keen to take a second fight with Burns, this time in Glasgow, Eddie Hearn may have other ideas, even more so with a possible world title fight back on the agenda.
However, talking to the media about fighting Burns in his native Scotland, Mancunian Crolla had this to say,
‘I’m very proud of where I’m from but when Flower of Scotland plays in the Hydro in Glasgow I find it hard not to sing along
‘I’ve got no problem going there.
‘It was good to be involved in a good fight with a top guy like Ricky.
‘It was a great night for me. I thought I had definitely done enough but it was a tough fight.
‘We’ll go away and assess things. My aim is to win back another world title and whoever gets me there the fastest, I’ll happily take it.
‘I’ll have a little break with the family and I’ll get this swollen nose down. He hit me with a great uppercut.’
Whereas Burns, talking to the media, commented,
‘We agreed to everything that they wanted – Manchester, moving down to lightweight – so it would only be fair to get it back to the Hydro, staying at lightweight.
‘I showed that if I diet properly I can do lightweight. That is my best weight to fight at. If they are up for it, let’s do it.
‘I knew some of the rounds were close but I thought I had done enough to get the nod. I wasn’t taking that many clean shots and I was catching Anthony throughout the rounds.
‘I’ve definitely got another few big fights left in me, another few years. The next fight is number 50. I’ll hit 60 or 70!’
But like we said earlier, any re-match may have to wait if Hearn can get Crolla another shot at the world lightweight title.
Both Crolla and Burns Want Lightweight Re-Match
