Vincent Legrand: record, next fight and profile →
German heavyweight Agit Kabayel (21-0 / 23-2) was a "surprise guest" at the SES' show in Magdeburg on May 14. Kabayel floored Czech journeyman Pavel Sour four times and won on a first round stoppage.
Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - In his first defense of the EBU bantamweight title, Lee McGregor (11-0, 9 KOs), who many feel is a rising star at the weight, survived a knockdown to score a fourth round knockout of previously unbeaten Vincent Legrand (32-1, 17 KOs).
Lee McGregor feels Vincent Legrand will be in for a rude awakening when he defends his European bantamweight title at Falls Park next week.
Lee McGregor will take on Vincent Legrand, and Tyrone McKenna will go up against Zhankosh Turarov, as part of the Feile an Phobail boxing event on Friday 6 August.
The Nordic Nightmare, heavyweight Robert Helenius, still hasen´t had any fight confirmed but he continues to work out hard at his gym in Mariehamn (Finland) and is currently sparring with the Icelandic Polar Bear, Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson. News on Helenius' next fight is expected soon but is must be said that has been the case for some time now.
Jay Harris will challenge Vincent Legrand for the EBU flyweight title in Cardiff after MTK Global won the purse bids in Rome. The undefeated Swansea star (15-0-KO8), who has already won the Commonwealth crown, will face French southpaw Legrand (29-0-KO17) in a clash between two of the best 112-lb fighters on the planet.
The BBBoC’s latest championship circulars have been released and have confirmed a slew of potential fights for the British and English titles as well as announcing a European fight after the Board revealed that Andrew Selby will travel to France for his European flyweight title contest against Vincent Legrand.
The WBO eliminator at super middleweight between former WBA light heavyweight contender Robin Krasniqi (46-4) and and former WBO champ Arthur Abraham (45-5) will go ahead April 22 at the Congress Center in Erfurt with SES promoting.
French flyweight Vincent Legrand (24-0) won the vacant EBU title with a landslide points win over veteran Valery Yanchy (25-5-2) - and 1-4-2 in fights for the EBU title with two of the losses by split or majority decisions) last night in Boulougne-sur-Mer in northern France. The judges had it 119-99, 119-99 and 118-100. Legrand has long been hailed as one of the best flyweights in Europe and on this occasion he proved it.