Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail – live results update from Monte Carlo

On Saturday, December 6, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail headlines a Matchroom Boxing card, live on DAZN, with the European super bantamweight title up for grabs.

We’ll bring you live updates and results from every fight on the card, including Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail. This looks set to be an intriguing night of boxing, with Conah Walker vs Pat McCormack and Beatriz Ferreira vs Elif Turhan appearing on the undercard. The first fight is expected to begin at 18:15 GMT.

All results from December 6 — Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail

Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail

After an entertaining undercard, it was time for Shabaz Masoud  vs Peter McGrail for the vacant European super bantamweight title.

Peter McGrail enjoyed a fast start, getting into a rhythm early, using his slick footwork and punch accuracy to take the opening round. While Masoud (15-0, 4 KOs) had his moments in the first round, McGrail will be happy with that start. The hand speed and variation from the Liverpudlian continued to trouble Masoud into the second round.

Over the next few rounds, McGrail (12-2, 6 KOs) continued to force the tempo, while Masoud began to find his range in the fourth round. Masoud enjoyed his best round in the fifth, as he began to catch his opponent coming in. As Masoud began to look like he was turning the tide. 

McGrail enjoyed a strong seventh round, rocking “Maverick” with a left hand. Masoud timed his punches impressively and ended the seventh round strongly. Masoud had his best round of the fight in the ninth as he landed some eye-catching body shots, which McGrail did well to survive. A potential huge moment happened in the tenth round, with McGrail losing a point for punching behind the head of Masoud.

As the fight reached its conclusion, McGrail continued to apply pressure, while Masoud landed the cleaner shots. Over the final two rounds, Masoud seemed to drop his work rate and coast the final six minutes, as the Liverpudlian kept his work rate high.

The fight went to the judges’ scorecards, which read 116-111, 115-112, and 114-113, all in favour of the Stoke fighter. The cleaner work from Masoud in the middle rounds was the key for Masoud, who is now the European super bantamweight champion.

Beatriz Ferreira vs Elif Nur Turhan

Beatriz Ferreira (8-1, 2 KOs) vs Elif Nur Turhan (12-0, 8 KOs) for Ferreira’s IBF women’s lightweight title was a fight many were looking forward to.

What an opening round! Ferreira started well and used her feet to maintain the range and avoid the power punches of her Turkish opponent. A heavy punch from Turhan was not scored as a knockdown, but a huge right hand soon floored Ferreira, who did well to survive the round.

Turhan continued to swing wildly at times, but Ferriera produced her best round in the third, moving in and out of range, picking her shots, and making her opponent miss.

A brutal flurry of punches came from the Turkish fighter in the fifth round, knocking Ferreira down, who made it to her feet. The referee had a good look at the Brazilian fighter and deemed her in no position to continue. Turhan is a huge problem for the other champions. A huge TKO win for the Turkish fighter, who is the new IBF women’s lightweight world champion.

Johnny Fisher vs Herbert Matovu

Next up on the Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail undercard was Johnny Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) vs Ivan Balaz (7-1, 5 KOs) in the heavyweight division.

After a fairly quiet opening, Balaz took some nice shots from Fisher before Balaz had Fisher in all kinds of trouble with some cuffing punches. Fisher went to the canvas, but it was ruled a no knockdown.

Balaz hurt Fisher again in the second, who then hit Balaz with a low blow, leading the referee to take a point from the Brit.

It was a more compact end to the second round. Fisher had success with his right hand and used his jab more effectively. The Romford Bul continued to pick his punches better in the third, catching Balaz, who didn’t throw much in return. 

A good left hook from Fisher floored Balaz in the fourth round. Another knockdown came soon after, with Balaz in trouble. As the ref waved the fight on, Fisher walked forward and landed a huge right hand to score his third knockdown. The referee quickly waved the fight off, awarding the Brit a KO win. Fisher showed plenty of spirit after that torrid opening round, but there are still plenty of questions to answer for The Romford Bull.

Conah Walker vs Pat McCormack

Next up on the Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail undercard was Conah Walker (17-3-1, 8 KOs) vs Pat McCormack (8-1, 6 KOs) for the vacant IBF inter-continental welterweight title.

In the opening round, Walker applied the pressure throughout, but the cleaner work came from McCormack. The 2020 Olympic silver medallist enjoyed a strong third round. He began to create distance and put his punches together impressively.

A well-timed body shot from Walker in the fifth round seemed to hurt McCormack. It was definitely the best round for Walker, who did well to close the distance and make it his kind of fight. The sixth round was almost punch-perfect from McCormack as he varied his punches well and moved well during the round.

When McCormack kept the fight long and worked off the back foot, it looked effortless. But the pressure tactics from Walker caused McCormack problems. The 2020 Olympic medallist showed his class in the ninth round, mixing his shots effortlessly, landing a series of eye-catching combinations, which Walker took well. 

The tenth round saw the pressure tactics from Walker yield the most success he had in the whole fight. The Wolverhampton fighter showed no signs of slowing down as he continued to plough forward and pressure McCormack. The tenacity and constant pressure from Walker continued in the final round, with a number of heavy shots, knocking McCormack out of the ring. He couldn’t make it to his feet, and the referee waved the fight off. What a performance from Walker, and a stunning upset!

Sean McComb vs Hugo Micallef

In the opening fight of the night, Sean McComb (21-2, 6 KOs) defended his IBF European super lightweight title against the undefeated local fighter Hugo Micallef (11-1, 3 KOs).

It was a bright start from McComb, who took the centre of the ring and countered well throughout the first three minutes. Micallef struggled to find any joy against his southpaw opponent. A sharp left hand from McComb knocked Micallef down. He seemed to be ok after getting back to his feet, but the Northern Irishman continued to control the distance and tempo with ease.

Over the next few rounds, Micallef continued to struggle with the southpaw stance of McComb, who grew in confidence and timed his shots impressively. The brilliant combination and bodywork from McComb saw him score another knockdown, with his opponent doing well to make it to the end of the round.

The domination continued into the eighth round, where McComb landed two well-timed left hands in quick succession to score a third knockdown. Despite Micallef making it to his feet, the referee waved the fight off. McComb retained his European title via TKO.