Guerfi vs McGregor

Who won Guerfi vs McGregor?

Lee McGregor beat Karim Guerfi by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, March 19th, 2021, at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Maxi Hughes was victorious over Paul Hyland Jnr for the BBBOC British Lightweight championship, and Shabaz Masoud beat Louis Norman.

Guerfi vs McGregor stats

Back in March 2021, Karim Guerfi stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee McGregor made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Guerfi, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Guerfi's 31%.

Karim Guerfi was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

McGregor had a height advantage of 2 inches over Guerfi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Karim Guerfi and Lee McGregor fought out of an orthodox stance.

Guerfi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 years and 11 months earlier than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 128 more professional rounds, totaling 230 compared to McGregor's 102.

Karim Guerfi went into the fight ranked number 8 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Lee McGregor was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Guerfi vs McGregor form

McGregor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ryan Walker on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ukashir Farooq on November 16, 2019, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight and BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Scott Allan on June 22, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Before that, he had defeated Thomas Essomba on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had won against Goodluck Mrema on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Activity check

Guerfi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Guerfi vs McGregor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Guerfi vs McGregor?

The ESPN+ show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The IFL TV broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Guerfi vs McGregor?

Karim Guerfi was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Lee McGregor made his way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.