Joe McGrail beats Stefan Nicolae to remain undefeated
Liverpool’s exciting super-bantamweight prospect Joe McGrail (4-0, 2KO) extended his winning run with a comfortable points win on Saturday night, July 2, at the Bolton Whites Hotel on a VIP Promotions show.
The 19-year-old won all four rounds against Romania’s experienced 40-fight veteran Stefan Nicolae (3-36-2, 1KO) – an awkward opponent McGrail later described as “tricky”.
Merseysider McGrail was in full control throughout the 12-minutes of ringtime and managed to trouble his Romanian rival in the final round some with eye-catching backhands and body shots.
But Nicolae held on until the final bell where McGrail was the clear winner and continues his run since turning professional in December.
“He was a tricky customer, he was very awkward to pin down and to let my shots go on him,” McGrail said afterwards.
“He was very unpredictable. I’m happy with it and my defences were on point for most of the fight. But I could’ve used more opportunities to counter his wild swings.
“I’ve been ill in the build-up so I’m half recovering from that. I just had to get on with it. I felt like I was a bit flatter than usual but I’m still happy, I felt I boxed well and I’m going to take the positives from it.”
