Lee McGregor talks to GBN ahead of European bantamweight title showdown with champion Karim Guerfi

Lee McGregor: I'm younger, fresher and hungrier than Karim Guerfi

Scotsman Lee McGregor feels he wants it a lot more than Karim Guerfi ahead of their European bantamweight title showdown on Friday's huge #MTKFightNight.

British and Commonwealth champion McGregor (9-0, 7 KOs) will look to add another belt to his collection when he challenges champion Guerfi (29-4, 9 KOs) for his European title at the University of Bolton Stadium, live on IFL TV.

The undefeated Edinburgh star, still only 24-years-old, is excited to finally have the chance to face 34-year-old Frenchman Guerfi, and is confident that he will have far too much for the Frenchman.

Karim Guerfi is the defending champion with almost four times the fights you've had in pro ranks, what do you say to the critics that are picking him to win over you? "There will be doubters, but I believe in myself and my team believes in me and that's all that matters. I'm very confident I can pull this off. Guerfi may be a lot more experienced than me, but I'm younger, fresher and hungrier than him."

How does it feel to be fighting for your fourth title in just your 10th pro contest? "My professional career has been fast-tracked. I fought for my first title in just my fourth professional fight which doesn't happen very often with many fighters. I could now be British, Commonwealth and European champion after just 10 fights of my career, and that is something which I would be very proud of."

How are things going with your new trainer, Ben Davison? "I feel like I've really gelled with Ben Davison since we started working together. He's been fixing me and helping to make me the finished article, so I'm excited to see how far we can go."

Elsewhere on Friday's massive event, Maxi Hughes meets Paul Hyland Jnr for the vacant British lightweight title, Padraig McCrory faces Germaine Brown in a clash of unbeaten super-middleweights, Shabaz Masoud goes up against Louis Norman, Jamie Robinson fights Billy Allington, Eryk Apresyan takes on Nathan Bendon, and Sean Duffy squares off with Paul Holt.

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