Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns are set to take on each other in one of the entertaining fights of 2017. The duo come into the fight at the Manchester Arena as the former lightweight champions. Let's check our boxing betting tips.

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Crolla comes into the fight with a record of 31-6-3. He has been able to get 13 of those victories through a knockout. The 30-year-old stands at 5′ 8½″ with a reach of 67″.

Burns has a record of 41-6-1 coming into the fight. The 34-year-old has managed 14 victories through knockouts. He has a slightly advantageous reach of 70″ and stands at 5′ 10″.

Anthony Crolla vs Ricky Burns Fight Preview

Strengths

Crolla is one of the better boxers when it comes to guard and resilience. He manages to conserve his energy for longer periods of the fight.

Regarded as one of the top British boxers, Burns has managed to win three different weight world championship titles. He has a better reach and recent form.

Weaknesses

Crolla comes into the fight on the back of a poor form. He has lost his recent two fights against Jorge Linares, and both defeats have been at the Manchester Arena.

Burns will be entering into Manchester, which has been the home pitch of Crolla. The 34-year-old is majority of the fights have been at Glasgow, and lack of support could be an issue in the game.

Anthony Crolla vs Ricky Burns Prediction

Crolla has suffered back-to-back losses against Linares, but he should be possessing more than enough quality to be able to get past Burns. Linares was a higher calibre opposition, and it is not the case with regard to Burns. Our boxing betting tips expect a win for Crolla to mark his return to form.

Anthony Crolla vs Ricky Burns Betting Tips

Crolla sees this a shot at redemption after a series of defeats in front of his adored home fans. He has a long-standing connection with fans in Manchester, afted he produced incredible performances, such as stopping Darleys Perez in the 5th round to become WBA champion two years ago, or when he defended his title win with a 7th-round stoppage of Ismael Barroso. Burns did appear to be going through an unspectacular career, but he has come back and front strongly and has been able to become one of the top Scottish boxers. Even though he has done extremely well up until now and has suffered just one defeat in his career, the fight against Crolla may be a step too much for him. The 34-year-old has the advantages on paper like better reach, but the home crowd coupled with Crolla’s experience of these type of fights is likely to see Crolla winning. In terms of the boxing bets, we see value in backing a Crolla victory Bet.

This match will bring fireworks, that's for sure, but at the end Crolla will most probably have his hand raised. Even though "Million Dolla" saw two defeats against Linares (one of them this year), the situation is simply not the same here against Burns. First, Burns also lost his title this spring, and his form has been decreasing. Burns may be looking to reignite his career, but looking at his stats we see that he usually goes for more rounds and has 14 KOs compared to Crolla's 13 KOs, but Crolla played fewer matches in his career. All in all, Crolla looks fresher, more confident and the fact that Linares (Crolla's last big opponent) is definitely over Burns shows us the level at which both fighters are right now. A Crolla win by decision seems a bargain for those looking for value bets.

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