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Anthony Crolla withdraws from Glasgow bout

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British lightweight Anthony Crolla withdraws from his fight with John Simpson on March 1 in Glasgow after suffering a cut in training.

British lightweight Anthony Crolla has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with John Simpson on March 1 in Glasgow.

Crolla had been hoping to further improve his world title credentials with a win against the Scot, but a cut suffered in training means that the Mancunian won't compete again until April 19.

The 27-year-old has been replaced by John Murray, who only returned from a two-year hiatus from the ring in November with a comfortable victory over Spain's Michael Escobar.

Ricky Burns's WBO lightweight title bout with unbeaten American Terence Crawford headlines the bill at the SECC.

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