{"id":74068,"date":"2017-08-07T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T07:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=74068"},"modified":"2017-08-08T15:19:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T07:19:40","slug":"crolla-burns-set-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/boxing\/crolla-burns-set-date-74068.html","title":{"rendered":"Crolla and Burns set up date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Anthony-Crolla-WBA-lightweight.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Crolla WBA lightweight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Anthony-Crolla-WBA-lightweight.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Anthony-Crolla-WBA-lightweight-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Anthony-Crolla-WBA-lightweight-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/sports\/join?btag=625071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/sports\/?btag=625071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>Anthony Crolla is hoping to bounce back to winning ways after setting up a bout with Ricky Burns in a lightweight contest at the Manchester Arena on October 7.<\/h2>\n<p>The 30-year-old lost his WBA lightweight title to Venezuela\u2019s Jorge Linares in September 2016 and failed to avenge that defeat when they met again in March this year.<\/p>\n<p>Crolla will now have the opportunity to get his career back on track against the wounded Burns in his home city.<\/p>\n<p>The Mancunian still harbours ambitions of challenging for world titles and Crolla insists the loser of their October bout will have a long road back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to say the loser has nowhere to go, but it&#8217;s going to be a tough road back,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re both coming off losing our world titles and the incentive is to win the fight and get back in the frame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burns will also head into the fight with the intention of returning to winning ways after a disappointing trip to the ring last time out.<\/p>\n<p>Namibian Julius Indongo took Burns\u2019 WBA super-lightweight title in April courtesy of a unanimous points decision in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>The Scot believes there will be plenty of respect in the build up to his meeting with Crolla as they finally go toe-to-toe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I held world titles at super-featherweight and lightweight, Crolla&#8217;s name was always mentioned but it never happened,\u201d Burns said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great guy and a great fighter, I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;ll get much trash talk in the build-up. 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The Mancunian still harbours ambitions of challenging for world titles and Crolla insists the loser of their October bout will have a long road back. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to say the loser has nowhere to go, but it&#8217;s going to be a tough road back,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re both coming off losing our world titles and the incentive is to win the fight and get back in the frame.&#8221; Burns will also head into the fight with the intention of returning to winning ways after a disappointing trip to the ring last time out. Namibian Julius Indongo took Burns\u2019 WBA super-lightweight title in April courtesy of a unanimous points decision in Glasgow. 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