McGregor vs Ayala

Who won McGregor vs Ayala?

Erik Robles beat Lee McGregor by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, July 21st, 2023, at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Erik Robles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Also on the undercard Harlem Eubank was victorious over Ishmael Ellis, and Isaac Lowe beat Jonathan Santana.

McGregor vs Ayala stats

Back in July 2023, Lee McGregor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Erik Robles made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Lee McGregor was the older man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Both Lee McGregor and Erik Robles fought out of an orthodox stance.

McGregor was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Robles, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Robles' 62.

Lee McGregor went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 9 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

McGregor vs Ayala form

McGregor had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Diego Alberto Ruiz on February 11, 2022, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Vincent Legrand on August 6, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Karim Guerfi on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Walker on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

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.

Activity check

McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did McGregor vs Ayala start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM BST at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, which was 5:45 PM EST or 2:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McGregor vs Ayala?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Channel 5 broadcast of the card started at 10:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on McGregor vs Ayala?

Lee McGregor was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Erik Robles made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.