Macaulay McGowan: record, next fight and profile →
Abass Baraou outpointed Macaulay McGowan on Friday at Bolton Whites Hotel in Lancashire, U.K., coasting to a wide unanimous decision win and the European Boxing Union's junior middleweight title.
The football European Championships are set to kick off in Germany on Friday night with a match that pits the hosts against Scotland and Manchester’s Macaulay McGowan is happy to represent the Scots when he challenges German Abass Baraou for the EBU junior middleweight champion in Bolton
The old Macaulay McGowan may have been inclined to fight with his heart rather than his head when he takes on talented European super welterweight champion, Abass Baraou, on Friday night.
Abass Baraou may have completed one journey when he was finally crowned European super welterweight champion back in March, but his exciting 12-round victory over Sam Eggington also set him on another path
Abass Baraou spent years looking for a real fight. In March, he found one. Barou was matched with Sam Eggington for the vacant European super welterweight title.
Abass Baraou will make the first defense of his European super welterweight title against Macaulay McGowan on Friday June 14. The fight will be promoted by Wasserman and televised by Channel 5.
The rehabilitation of Macaulay McGowan continues. Last weekend, McGowan (19-4-2, 5 KO’s) forced Vasif Mamedov’s corner to throw in the towel in the sixth round. The result won’t make any headlines by itself but it was another step on McGowan’s path back to title contention.
All three winning fighters made statements for their careers going forward in tonight’s undercard action, live at the Resorts World Arena Birmingham, and streamed live on the Sky Sports Boxing YouTube channel.
Joshua Buatsi is set to resume his career. The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist for Great Britain tipped the scales at 174 pounds during the official pre-fight weigh-in Friday afternoon at Kings Suite in Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Buatsi faces Poland’s Pawel Stepien, who checked in right at the 175-pound light heavyweight limit for their scheduled ten-round Sky Sports main event Saturday evening from Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England.
Macaulay McGowan was denied a proper ring entrance and an upset win. The visiting Brit was forced to settle for a majority draw versus unbeaten Farrhad Saad in their eight-round middleweight contest. Saad was awarded a 77-75 verdict on one card, overruled by scores of 76-76 in the view of the remaining two judges in the opening ESPN+/Canal+/Sky Sports televised bout Saturday evening at Zenith de Paris-La Villette in Paris, France.