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Anthony Crolla vs Frank Urquiaga: LIVE stream, UK start time, undercard, fight prediction and betting odds

Crolla will hang up his gloves after Saturday. (Picture: Getty Images)

Anthony Crolla will make that long walk down to the ring one last time on Saturday as he takes on Frank Urquiaga in his retirement fight.

Former world champion Crolla calls time on a 13-year professional career – returning to the scene of his greatest triumphs for one last dance in his home city.

It was at the Manchester Arena where he enjoyed his finest moment, winning the WBA lightweight title in 2015 after beating Darleys Perez before defending the belt against Ismael Barroso.

Crolla lost his title to Jorge Linares, one of the finest lightweights on the planet, coming up short against the Venezuelan in a rematch six months later.

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In Pictures | Boxing world champions from heavyweight to flyweight

1/42 Andy Ruiz Jr

WBO heavyweight champion
IBF heavyweight champion
WBA (Super) heavyweight champion

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2/42 Deontay Wilder

WBC heavyweight champion

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3/42 Mairis Briedis

WBO cruiserweight champion

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4/42 Oleksandr Gvozdy

WBC light heavyweight champion

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5/42 Dmitry Bivol

WBA light heavyweight champion

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6/42 Artur Beterbiev

IBF light heavyweight champion

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7/42 Sergey Kovalev

WBO light heavyweight champion

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8/42 David Benavidez

WBC super middleweight champion

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9/42 Callum Smith

WBA super middleweight champion

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10/42 Caleb Plant

IBF super middleweight champion

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11/42 Billy Joe Saunders

WBO super middleweight champion

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12/42 Jermall Charlo

WBC middleweight champion

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13/42 Gennady Golovkin

IBF middleweight champion.

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14/42 Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez

WBA (Super) middleweight champion

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15/42 Demetrius Andrade

WBO middleweight champion

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16/42 Tony Harrison

WBC super welterweight champion

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17/42 Julian Williams

WBA super welterweight champion
IBF super welterweight champion

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18/42 Jaime Munguia

WBO super welterweight champion

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19/42 Manny Pacquiao

WBA (Super) welterweight champion

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20/42 Errol Spence Jr

IBF welterweight champion and WBC welterweight champion

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21/42 Terence Crawford

WBO welterweight champion

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22/42 Jose Ramirez

WBC super lightweight champion
WBO super lightweight champion

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23/42 Regis Prograis

WBA super lightweight champion

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24/42 Josh Taylor

IBF super lightweight champion

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25/42 Vasyl Lomachenko

WBA lightweight champion
WBO lightweight champion
WBC lightweight champion

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26/42 Richard Commey

IBF lightweight champion

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27/42 Miguel Angel Berchelt

WBC super featherweight champion

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28/42 Andrew Cancio

WBA super featherweight champion

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29/42 Tevin Farmer

IBF super featherweight champion

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30/42 Jamel Herring

WBO super featherweight champion

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31/42 Gary Russell Jr

WBC featherweight champion

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32/42 Josh Warrington

IBF featherweight champion.

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33/42 Rey Vargas

WBC super bantamweight champion

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34/42 Daniel Roman

WBA super bantamweight champion
IBF super bantamweight champion

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35/42 Emanuel Navarrete

WBO super bantamweight champion

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36/42 Nordine Oubaali

WBC bantamweight champion

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37/42 Nonito Donaire

WBA (Super) bantamweight champion

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38/42 Naoya Inoue

IBF bantamweight champion

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39/42 Zolani Tete

WBO bantamweight champion

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40/42 Juan Francisco Estrada

WBC super flyweight champion

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41/42 Kal Yafai

WBA super flyweight champion

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42/42 Felix Alvarado

IBF flyweight champion.

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After one last world title charge was stopped by the peerless Vasyl Lomachenko earlier this year – Crolla has decided to bow out. An emotional night awaits back where it all started.

Date, UK start time and venue

Crolla vs Urquiaga takes place at the Manchester Arena on Saturday 2 November.

Crolla's last fight is set to serve as the chief support for Katie Taylor's attempt to become a two-weight world champion when she challenges Christina Linardatou for the WBO super-lightweight championship.

With that in mind, ringwalks will be expected at around 9pm.

TV channel and live stream

The fight will be shown live on Sky Sports Action and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.

Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

Betting odds | Provided by Betfair Exchange | Subject to change (UK and Ireland only)

Fight odds

Crolla to win: 1/12
Urquiaqa to win: 13/1
Draw: 24/1

Prediction

Crolla's opponent Frank Urquiaga has fought ouside his homeland of Spain just once - a fight he lost. A party atmosphere inside the Manchester Arena should drive the hometown hero to a comfortable stoppage win in the mid-to-late rounds.