Lee McGregor: record, next fight and profile →
This past Friday night at Meadowbank, super bantamweight Lee McGregor (12-1-1, 9 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his pro career, when he dropped a twelve round unanimous decision to Mexico's Erik Robles.
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh - For the IBO super bantamweight title, Erik Robles (14-1, 9 KOs) shocked Lee McGregor (12-1-1, 9 KOs) with a twelve round unanimous decision in a fire-fight.
The vacant IBO world super bantamweight title will be on the line when Lee McGregor makes a hero’s return to Edinburgh next month. ‘Lightning’ faces the dangerous Mexican Erik Robles at the Meadowbank Sports Centre on Friday, July 21, live-and-free-to-air on Channel 5.
Wasserman Boxing has announced the signing of Lee McGregor to a long-term promotional contract. And it was revealed that the unbeaten ‘Lightning’ will headline a show in his hometown of Edinburgh on Friday, July 21, live-and-free-to-air on Channel 5.
OTABEK KHOLMATOV cemented a crack at the WBA featherweight title by crushing Thomas Patrick Ward inside five rounds in Newcastle.
Lee McGregor wants a world title shot this year or he’s launching an attack on the weight divisions above. The European, British and Commonwealth bantamweight champion is “licking his lips” at the thought of challenging WBO titleholder Paul Butler but admits if he can’t land that shot in 2022, then he will be forced to move up a weight class.
British, European and Commonwealth bantamweight champion Lee McGregor stepped up to super-bantamweight for the night and saw his 100 percent record ended as he was held to a draw by Argentina's Diego Ruiz at York Hall, East London.
Lee McGregor got a close-up view of Naoya Inoue when the Japanese superstar boxed in Glasgow three years ago and while the Scot believes he is someway off being ready to face Inoue, if he was offered the fight, he would find it hard to turn down.
Undefeated sensation Lee McGregor will make his return to the ring on next month's MTK Fight Night when he faces dangerous Argentine Diego Alberto Ruiz.
Jason Moloney will head in a different direction in hopes of claiming a bantamweight title. BoxingScene.com has learned that the two-time title challenger is currently in talks with Thailand’s Nawaphon Por Chokchai in a final eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for the WBC bantamweight title. The move comes after Moloney was forced to abandon an IBF eliminator with Scotland’s Lee McGregor, who instead opted to next defend his EBU European bantamweight title in a recently announced co-promotional pact with Matchroom Boxing and Probellum.