EBU European Champion and former IBF Youth Champion top bantamweight contender Lee McGregor (11-0-1, 9 KOs) from Scotland is demanding a title try.
Prospects are led very quickly in the pros: the world youth champion in the 4th match, the title of the British Commonwealth champion in the 5th and the title of European champion in the 10th. According to McGregor, he plans to conquer several weight categories, so he does not intend to wait long.
With division leaders Japan’s Naoya Inoue and Filipino’s Nonito Donaire going head-to-head in a unification rematch, McGregor is aiming for the WBO title, which was most recently won by compatriot Paul Butler.
“It’s no secret that I’m a little overgrown for the bantamweight, this limit is very difficult for me,”
McGregor said. – And here I already took everything I could. There was only one fight for the title of world champion. I don’t have time for all these eliminators, because next year I will have to compete in the higher division. So it’s now or never. I wanted to fight Butler even before he took the title, because making this fight is a trifling matter (both fought for MTK Global). And this fight is a huge event for Britain.”
prospectus on contract Probellumand he also has a co-promotion agreement with Matchroom Boxing. In February, McGregor tried his hand at 55.3 kg and unexpectedly drew a duel with a seasoned gatekeeper from Argentina, Diego Alberto Ruiz. According to the Scot, there is an explanation for this: “I lost the fight in December, as my father was in a serious car accident. He ended up in intensive care, and at that time I was overseas in Las Vegas – preparing for a fight. He has only recently begun to recover, and has begun to walk a little again. Frankly, I was not up to boxing … “
McGregor already has a very solid track record considering he has only fought 12 pro fights. Defeated Thomas Essomba, Ukashir Farouk, Karim Gerfi and Vincent Legrand.
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