SHOWTIME & SHOWTIME Extreme presents a 2-Part card that airs on SHOWTIME from 6 to 7 P.M. followed by the main event of this 2-part card that will air on SHOWTIME Extreme from 10 to 11:30 P.M. The main event of this card is a rematch for the WBA World lightweight title between the current champion Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KO's) from Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom and the challenger to his title Jorge "Golden Boy" Linares (41-3-0, 27 KO's). These 2 fighters met for the 1st time on 24 September 2016 where the judges scored the fight 115-114, 117-111 and 115-113 in favour of Linares. Tonight's rematch is airing live from Manchester Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena) in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
The scheduled undercard bouts for this 2-part card is as follows:WBA International middleweight title: Brian Rose vs. Jack ArnfieldBBBofC British super featherweight title and WBC International super featherweight title: Martin Joseph Ward vs. Maxi HughesWBC International Silver middleweight title: Marcus Morrison vs. Jason WelbornBantamweight: Sean McGoldrick vs. Bret FidoeCruiserweight: Lawrence Okolie vs. TBALight Heavyweight: Hosea Burton vs. Tamas KozmaLight Heavyweight: Tomi Tatham vs. Jamie AmblerMiddleweight: Ben Sheedy vs. Rob BrownMiddleweight: Nathan Wheatley vs. Chris JenkinsonWomen's Lightweight: Katie Taylor vs. Milena Koleeva