McDonald Brings Dubois Win Into Roehrig Bout — SkimNews
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- Connal McDonald, the Scottish titlist, says he will treat his Saturday Zuffa Boxing debut against Lucas Roehrig exactly as he treated the 2014 Great British Youth final, promising to “go in and win” against whoever is in the ring.
- Lucas Roehrig is described as an “exciting cruiserweight prospect” whose progression is guided by former world champion George Groves ahead of Saturday’s bout.
- Daniel Dubois was beaten by McDonald in the 2014 Great British Youth championship final when the pair were teenagers; McDonald was 17 and Dubois was either 16 or 17.
- McDonald remembers the 2014 final as a close contest: he landed “quite a lot of shots” on the much larger Dubois, thought he had won at the end, and now calls it “a tough fight.”
- Daniel Dubois became a two-time heavyweight world champion after that youth final, while McDonald says he never expected Dubois to become one of the world’s best heavyweights.
- Zuffa Boxing 12 takes place Saturday at the Copper Box Arena, with McDonald-Roehrig shown live on Sky Sports and Chris Billam-Smith versus Cheavon Clarke headlining the card.
Why it matters: McDonald’s 2014 win over Daniel Dubois gives him more than an underdog tale: the Scottish titlist can point to beating a fighter now recognized as a two-time heavyweight world champion. For Lucas Roehrig and George Groves, Saturday’s Copper Box Arena bout pits a cruiserweight prospect against an opponent with a documented win over that champion.
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