Lee McGregor

Lee McGregor (born 24 December 1996) is a Scottish professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth bantamweight title since 2018 and the British bantamweight title since 2019.

Lee McGregor
Statistics
Nickname(s)Lightning
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
NationalityScottish
Born (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996
Edinburgh, Scotland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO7
Losses0

Professional career

McGregor made his professional debut on 11 November 2017 against Stefan Sashev at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning via first-round technical knockout (TKO).[2]

On 23 June 2018, he defeated Goodluck Mrema at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow[3] via second-round TKO to capture the vacant IBF Youth bantamweight title.[4]

His next fight came on 13 October 2018, against former Olympian Thomas Essomba at the York Hall, London,[5] for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title. McGregor captured the title with a twelfth-round knockout (KO) in only his fifth professional bout.[6] Two fights later, he made the first defence of his Commonwealth title on 22 June 2019 against Scott Allan at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. McGregor successfully defended his title via eighth-round TKO.[7]

On 16 November 2019, he beat Ukashir Farooq, retaining his Commonwealth bantamweight title and capturing Farooq's British title at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, by controversial split decision (SD).[8][9][10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Win 9–0 Ryan Walker TKO 5 (10), 0:16 26 Aug 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England
8 Win 8–0 Ukashir Farooq SD 12 16 Nov 2019 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title;
Won British bantamweight title
7 Win 7–0 Scott Allan TKO 8 (12), 1:45 22 Jun 2019 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title
6 Win 6–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 18 May 2019 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Win 5–0 Thomas Essomba KO 12 (12), 1:38 13 Oct 2018 York Hall, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title
4 Win 4–0 Goodluck Mrema TKO 4 (10), 2:18 23 Jun 2018 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant IBF Youth bantamweight title
3 Win 3–0 Pablo Narvaez TKO 2 (8), 1:19 3 Mar 2018 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
2 Win 2–0 Kamil Jaworek TKO 2 (4), 1:52 2 Dec 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
1 Win 1–0 Stefan Sashev TKO 1 (4), 2:53 11 Nov 2017 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

References
  1. "Boxing record for Lee McGregor". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Lee McGregor vs. Stefan Sashev". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "BoxRec: Lee McGregor vs. Goodluck Mrema". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. Fisher, Stewart (24 June 2018). "No such luck for Mrema as Lee McGregor seals world IBF youth bantamweight title". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. "BoxRec: Lee McGregor vs. Thomas Essomba". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. Siza, Joseph (14 October 2018). "Lee McGregor clinches Commonwealth bantamweight title | British Boxing News". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. "Lee McGregor stops Scott Allan in eighth round to retain Commonwealth title". BBC. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Lee McGregor beats fellow Scot Kash Farooq on split decision". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  9. Foster, Elliot (18 November 2019). "Lee McGregor: I Knew Kash Farooq Win Would Be Close". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. Wainwright, Anson (16 November 2019). "Lee McGregor shades Ukashir Farooq to win British bantamweight title". The Ring. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jason Moloney		 Commonwealth bantamweight champion
13 October 2018 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Ukashir Farooq		 British bantamweight champion
16 November 2019 – present
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Aaron Bobadilla		 IBF Youth bantamweight champion
23 June 2018 – present		 Incumbent
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