McGrail vs Foster

Who won McGrail vs Foster?

Peter McGrail beat Brad Foster by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rhiannon Dixon losing to Terri Harper. Also on the undercard Connan Murray lost to Marco Simmonds, Brandon Scott defeated Calum Turnbull, Ibraheem Sulaimaan was victorious over Kevin Trana, Josh Babb beat Kelvin Madjid, and Galal Yafai defeated Sergio Orozco Oliva.

McGrail vs Foster stats

Peter McGrail stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Brad Foster made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws.

Peter McGrail was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

McGrail had a height advantage of 1 inch over Foster.

Peter McGrail fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brad Foster was an orthodox fighter.

McGrail was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 10 months later than Foster, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 58 compared to Foster's 148.

Peter McGrail went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA at super bantamweight.

McGrail vs Foster form

McGrail had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Marc Leach on April 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jarico O’Quinn on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fran Mendoza on October 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Nicolas Nahuel Botelli on March 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Alexander Espinoza on October 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Olympia, Liverpool.

Foster had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ionut Baluta on May 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Jason Cunningham on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on March 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Before that, he had won against James Beech Jnr on July 10, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had defeated Lucien Reid on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Peter McGrail had been fighting more than Brad Foster.

Going into this contest, Peter McGrail had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Brad Foster's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 8 days ago.

McGrail's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Foster's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did McGrail vs Foster start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McGrail vs Foster?

McGrail vs Foster was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on McGrail vs Foster?

Peter McGrail was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Brad Foster made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.