Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of tonight's huge boxing spectacle at the Manchester Arena.
Anthony Crolla made that long walk down to the ring one last time tonight, and his retirement fight ended with a hard-fought win over Frank Urquiaga.
Crolla's farewell came after a brilliant win for Katie Taylor, who become a two-weight world champion by beating Christina Linardatou for the WBO super-lightweight championship.
Start time and ringwalks: Crolla vs Urquiaga (9pm), Taylor v Linardatou (10pm)
Live stream/TV: Sky Action.
Undercard results
- Anthony Crolla vs Frank Urquiaga
- Katie Taylor beats Christina Linardatou
- Felix Cash beats Jack Cullen
- Terri Harper beats Vivian Obenauf
- Martin Bakole Ilunga beats Rodney Hernandez
Crolla vs Urquiaga 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.
Taylor vs Linardatou prediction
Linardatou’s only defeat as a professional coincidentally came against Persoon back in 2016 when she fought at lightweight – losing on all three of the judges’ scorecards.
Taylor represents another step up in class for the Greek fighter – and while she will come in full of confidence as the champion on a four-fight winning streak, the Bray Bomber’s superior ring craft will tell.
Taylor to win via majority decision.
