Lion Fight 71 results (Benko vs Boobyer and Peacock vs McGreevy)
Lion Fight 71 emanates from Leisure Focus Centre in London, England, and the broadcast goes on UFC Fight Pass. This is a stacked Muay Thai event that stands to offer a little something for everyone.
Jakub Benko tops the marquee and aims to notch the inaugural defense of his newly captured crown. He bested the former unbeaten, undisputed champion Chip Moraza-Pollard in a split decision.
In the contender position, Joe Boobyer looks to garner consecutive upset victories. Aiming to cement himself as a titleholder on the Lion Fight circuit.
Jake Peacock was set to defend his European hardware against an impressive super welterweight in Sevket Cerkez. Niall McGreevy stepped up on short notice for this title bid. The game challenger aims to put the first blemish on the undefeated record of Peacock at 6-0.
Peacock also holds claim to the North American Super Welterweight champion. The London-born, fighting out of Calgary, Alberta warrior looks to concurrently fire up these countries as they watch him compete today.
Also, Kwangtung Realfighter versus Alex MacGregor will be a historical one. It determines the first titleholder in this weight category. Kwangtung has carved out his name for years on the Thailand circuit. Lately, he has been honing his skills in recent years at his gym in Sweden.
MacGregor is a UK staple and the Scotland-based warrior looks to keep building upon his Lion Fight 68 victory.
The event is topped by multiple championship bouts of high consequence and the real-time results can be found below.
Lion Fight 71 results
Lion Fight World Cruiserweight Title Jakub Benko (c) vs Joe Boobyer (185 pounds): Benko wins via second-round KO at 1:15
LF European Super Welterweight Title Jake Peacock (c) vs Niall McGreevy (150 pounds): McGreevy wins via unanimous decision
Lion Fight European Middleweight Title Kwangtung Realfighter vs Alex MacGregor (160 pounds): Realfighter wins via fourth-round KO at 0:49
Chris Donaldson vs Dan Tracey (165 pounds): Tracey wins via first-round KO at 0:17
Zak Chabira v Anton Austin: Chabira wins via unanimous decision
Charlie McGhee vs Hadji Jethe (165 pounds): McGhee wins via fourth-round TKO at 1:06