Conor McGregor makes surprise return to boxing ring
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor made a surprise appearance Friday.
Conor McGregor makes surprise return to boxing ring originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former UFC champion Conor McGregor surprised many when he appeared inside the boxing ring as part of a special Good Friday show in his native country of Ireland.
McGregor, who continues to make headlines with talks of a potential return to the UFC growing stronger and stronger, competed over three rounds. The bout took place from the Crumlin Boxing Club in Dublin, Ireland. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Irish-Boxing.
com (@irishboxingcom) According to Irish Boxing, McGregor scored a pair of standing eight-counts during the bout. He was wearing protective gear throughout. McGregor, a two-division champion in the UFC, has one professional boxing match on his resume.
He fought and lost to Floyd Mayweather in 2017 via 10th round TKO. Conor McGregor would be massive draw for Paramount+ The 37-year-old McGregor owns a record of 22-6 inside the cage, but has lost his last two - both coming to Dustin Poirier. His last official victory occurred in 2020 when he stopped Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.