Who won Guerfi vs McGregor?
Lee McGregor beat Karim Guerfi by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday 19th March 2021 at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites) in 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 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Lee McGregor made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Guerfi, boosting at 78% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 143 more professional rounds, 230 to McGregor's 87.
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 26th August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Ukashir Farooq on 16th November 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 beat Scott Allan on 22nd June 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 13th October 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 23rd June 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The IFL TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:30 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Guerfi vs McGregor?
Karim Guerfi was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Lee McGregor made his way into the ring at 11/100 (-910) with oddsmakers.
