It was a close battle for the vacant EBU title, with many of the rounds being hard to score, but Masoud’s cleaner work seemed to catch the judges’ eyes. The pair were well matched in the entertaining battle, with both men believing they had done enough at the final bell. McGrail set a frantic pace throughout the contest, especially early, but the judges did not reward him for his work. The scorecards read 116-111, 115-112, and 114-113, all in favour of Masoud. Although Masoud won, he seemed to fade in the championship rounds, and admitted that it may be time to move up in weight. Masoud took it upon himself to call-out WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball who was in attendance to support his stablemate McGrail.
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