Lee McGregor vs. Kash Farooq II - Terms Agreed

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Lee McGregor set for Kash Farooq rematch as Eddie Hearn sets up title clash between Scots boxers

A rematch between Lee McGregor and Kash Farooq has been agreed - with the fight to take place before the end of February.

The British Boxing Board of Control had ordered McGregor to defend his British bantamweight belt against his fellow Scot and the boxing body have now confirmed that the two fighters have shaken hands on terms.

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who represents Farooq, has been charged with organising the eagerly-anticipated showdown.

A BBBofC statement read: “Lee McGregor v Kash Farooq: Following agreement being reached between the parties, the above contest to be promoted by Eddie Hearn will take place on a date and at a venue to be advised.”

McGregor seized Farooq’s Lonsdale belt and defended his Commonwealth title in a contentious points victory in November 2019 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

The unbeaten 24-year-old, who beat Vincent Legrand on his last outing in August, has since added the European crown to his collection after stopping Karim Gurfi inside the first round in March.

Farooq has also fought three times since, beating Angel Aviles, Alexander Espinoza and Luis Gerardo Castillo, picking up the WBC International title.

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Jason Moloney-Lee McGregor: D4G Promotions Wins Purse Bid For IBF Title Eliminator

D4G Promotions continues to make the rounds this week.

On the heels of announcing an intriguing show to take place in November, the Dubai-based promotional outfit secured the rights to the IBF-ordered bantamweight title elimination bout between Lee McGregor and Jason Moloney. D4G Promotions was the lone bidder, submitting $201,100 during a purse bid hearing conducted Tuesday from IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey.

Per sanctioning body rules, McGregor—who is represented by MTK Global—is entitled to the favorable end of a 60/40 split of the winning bid as the higher ranked challenger. McGregor is currently ranked number-three in the IBF bantamweight rankings, while Australia’s Moloney (22-2, 18KOs) is number-four. In between the two, former titlist Paul Butler is already committed to a mandatory title shot versus reigning WBO bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero.

The title eliminator will determine the next mandatory challenger for Japan’s Naoya Inoue, the reigning IBF/WBA bantamweight titlist who is due a voluntary title defense for his next fight. Inoue and Moloney are both promoted by Top Rank, having met last Halloween in Las Vegas where Inoue scored a one-sided seventh-round stoppage in one of his finer performances in an already stellar career.

D4G Promotions will have fifteen (15) days to provide the IBF with signed contracts along with a confirmed date and location for the fight, which must take place within the next 90 days.

Moloney rebounded from the knockout loss to Inoue with a strong win in his most recent start. The two-time title challenger from Australia outboxed Joshua Greer over ten rounds this past August in Tulsa, Oklahoma to position himself for another crack at a bantamweight title.

Prior to losing to Inoue, Moloney had won four in a row—all inside the distance. The streak followed a heartbreaking twelve-round, split decision defeat to then-unbeaten IBF bantamweight titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez in October 2018, the lone time in his career where Moloney has fought past the tenth round. It was also his U.S. debut, having since fought stateside in each of his last three fights after a trio of knockouts in his Australia homeland.

McGregor (11-0, 9KOs) has quickly surged to title contention in less than four years as a pro. The 24-year-old from Edinburgh, Scotland has scored three straight knockouts, including his climbing off the canvas to drop and stop unbeaten Vincent Legrand in the fourth round of their EBU bantamweight title fight this past August in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Despite his reputation as a finisher, the most significant win to date for McGregor is his only fight to go the full twelve-round distance—a split decision over Kash Farooq in their November 2019 battle of undefeated bantamweights. Interestingly, McGregor was previously aligned with a rematch versus Farooq as confirmed September 24 by the British Boxing Board of Control who ordered the regional title fight.

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This is 'on again' for the second time now I think?

hope it goes ahead, loved the first one and really like both fighters

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This is 'on again' for the second time now I think?

hope it goes ahead, loved the first one and really like both fighters

Lee Mc is fight on DAZN on Dec 18 first.

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This is 'on again' for the second time now I think?

hope it goes ahead, loved the first one and really like both fighters

Best fight I’ve seen live. Both gave their all.

As much as I don’t like Ben Davison he seems to be bringing fighters on and they love being with him. Wonder if Lee will have improved enough to do better. I thought Kash won but it was very close. I was 2nd front row ringside for it.