Shabaz Masoud shrugs off slow start to best Peter McGrail

Shabaz Masoud and Peter McGrail locked horns on Saturday for the European super bantamweight title in Monte Carlo, live on DAZN. 

McGrail came out the aggressor in the opening three rounds and looked to be on his way to a rout. Then, Masoud woke up and dominated the remainder of the fight to win by the gold by unanimous decision (116-11, 115-112, 114-113). DAZN News had the fight scored 115-112 for Masoud.

The fight was all about who got off first. When it was McGrail, he won the rounds. When it was Masoud, he won the rounds. For the majority of the fight that belonged to Masoud (17-2, 4 KOs), who has now reeled off 15 wins in a row. 

Also on the card, in a stunner, Elif Nur Tahan stopped Beatriz Ferreira in the fifth round to capture the IBF lightweight title, and Johnny Fisher got back on the winning track, knocking out late replacement Ivan Balaz in the fifth round. 

DAZN News has all the action that happened below.

Headlines and Results

• Shabaz Masoud def. Peter McGrail by unanimous decision (116-111, 115-112, 114-113)
• Elif Nur Turhan def. Beatriz Ferreira by TKO at 1:05 of the fifth round to win the IBF lightweight title
• Johnny Fisher def. Ivan Balaz by knockout at 1:19 of the fourth round
• Conah Walker def. Pat McCormack by knockout at 2:16 of the 12th round
• Sean McComb def. Hugo Micallef by TKO at 2:35 of the eighth round
• Conor Benn is in the building
• Dave Allen in the corner of Conah Walker
• Derek Chisora with Benn