Tyson Fury’s training partner furiously kicks stool after point deduction as he loses on undercard before Oleksandr Usyk rematch
Isaac Lowe was deducted two points against Lee McGregor in a merciless shootout before the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch. Lowe was in action on his friend and training partner Fury’s undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before the ‘Gypsy King’ faced his huge sequel with Usyk. DAZNLowe was furious after losing two points for losing his gumshield[/caption] He was touching gloves with McGregor in an intriguing featherweight contest, looking to extend his win streak to five fights since losing to Nick Ball in April 2022. It was a big opportunity for Lowe to impress, as he looked to progress towards world level at 126lbs. He suffered cuts over both eyes in the fourth round and sixth round, and it was a real slug-fest between the two who left it all in the ring. But it was Lowe who slumped to a defeat, with McGregor taming his aggression and landing the neater and more precise shots. He was deducted a point after repetitively spitting out his gumshield during the fight, and needed a late stoppage. Lowe fumed, insisting this was accidental, and even kicked his stool in frustration at the end of round nine, knowing it was a terrible time to be penalised. He was then deducted a second point in the final round, and the Englishman couldn’t believe his luck. And the final scorecards read 96-92,96-92 and 97-91 in his rival’s favour, handing him an unfortunate defeat. Lowe started well, making it evidently clear he would target the body in the opening round, and the pair were already planting their feet and sitting down on their shots. McGregor was hurt by an early crunching left hook from Lowe but he replicated the same shot in response, in a lightning start to the affair. DAZNLowe simply couldn’t believe his luck[/caption] The Scotsman started to gain control in the second round boxing neatly on the back foot, and making Lowe miss with regularity in a frustrating round. It was a frantic pace, which afforded the pair a moment for a rare rest bite in the fourth stanza, as Fury’s friend reapplied his gumshield. Body work seemed to be a key for both fighters, but it was the Englishman who suffered a small cut as he went back to his corner for the fifth. A nasty clash of heads opened up the nick above Lowe’s left eye in the round, as McGregor tried to control affairs but was given a warning by the referee. McGregor’s eyes both also began to show marking and another cut appeared on his rival’s other eye as the pair dragged each other into a brutal war of attrition. There was little time for defence from Lowe as he attacked with wild aggression, but McGregor’s work appeared much more eye-catching. McGregor landed the more eye-catching shots during the boutLeigh Dawney/DAZN Lowe also suffered cuts and it was a brutal war, but he came up shortLeigh Dawney/DAZN The ninth round saw a change in momentum as Lowe started to up the ante, but again spat out his gumshield and a point was deducted. As a result he kicked his stool and simply could not believe his luck. In the tenth and final round, he had another point deducted and his frustrations were felt as he simply felt he couldn’t do anything about it. The gumshield continued to come out and he knew he had fallen to a very unfortunate defeat. McGregor had hoped that a win would push him towards a title shot at 126lbs. The winner, McGregor, could now look towards a huge clash with Ball, who currently holds the WBA featherweight strap. But Ball will likely look towards unification himself later in 2025, with a title defence against TJ Doheny already pencilled in for March 15.
Isaac Lowe was deducted two points against Lee McGregor in a merciless shootout before the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch.
Lowe was in action on his friend and training partner Fury’s undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before the ‘Gypsy King’ faced his huge sequel with Usyk.
He was touching gloves with McGregor in an intriguing featherweight contest, looking to extend his win streak to five fights since losing to Nick Ball in April 2022.
It was a big opportunity for Lowe to impress, as he looked to progress towards world level at 126lbs.
He suffered cuts over both eyes in the fourth round and sixth round, and it was a real slug-fest between the two who left it all in the ring.
But it was Lowe who slumped to a defeat, with McGregor taming his aggression and landing the neater and more precise shots.
He was deducted a point after repetitively spitting out his gumshield during the fight, and needed a late stoppage.
Lowe fumed, insisting this was accidental, and even kicked his stool in frustration at the end of round nine, knowing it was a terrible time to be penalised.
He was then deducted a second point in the final round, and the Englishman couldn’t believe his luck.
And the final scorecards read 96-92,96-92 and 97-91 in his rival’s favour, handing him an unfortunate defeat.
Lowe started well, making it evidently clear he would target the body in the opening round, and the pair were already planting their feet and sitting down on their shots.
McGregor was hurt by an early crunching left hook from Lowe but he replicated the same shot in response, in a lightning start to the affair.
The Scotsman started to gain control in the second round boxing neatly on the back foot, and making Lowe miss with regularity in a frustrating round.
It was a frantic pace, which afforded the pair a moment for a rare rest bite in the fourth stanza, as Fury’s friend reapplied his gumshield.
Body work seemed to be a key for both fighters, but it was the Englishman who suffered a small cut as he went back to his corner for the fifth.
A nasty clash of heads opened up the nick above Lowe’s left eye in the round, as McGregor tried to control affairs but was given a warning by the referee.
McGregor’s eyes both also began to show marking and another cut appeared on his rival’s other eye as the pair dragged each other into a brutal war of attrition.
There was little time for defence from Lowe as he attacked with wild aggression, but McGregor’s work appeared much more eye-catching.
The ninth round saw a change in momentum as Lowe started to up the ante, but again spat out his gumshield and a point was deducted.
As a result he kicked his stool and simply could not believe his luck.
In the tenth and final round, he had another point deducted and his frustrations were felt as he simply felt he couldn’t do anything about it.
The gumshield continued to come out and he knew he had fallen to a very unfortunate defeat.
McGregor had hoped that a win would push him towards a title shot at 126lbs.
The winner, McGregor, could now look towards a huge clash with Ball, who currently holds the WBA featherweight strap.
But Ball will likely look towards unification himself later in 2025, with a title defence against TJ Doheny already pencilled in for March 15.
