It will be a Greater Manchester boxing derby when John Murray and Lee Meager face off against each other at Wigan’s Robin Park on Friday.
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The fight takes on extra significance, as the winner will most likely get a shot at Amir Khan when he fights for the first time at the MEN Arena in September.
Undefeated Manchester lad Murray has been touted as a future world champion and will start this fight as odds on favourite. The 23-year old has been developing quite a reputation and is making good progress through the ranks. He is 24 unbeaten now with 12 of those victories coming inside the distance. It is generally agreed that he would have recorded more knockouts but the majority of his fights, so far, have been scheduled for four or six rounds. That said there is no doubt over his stamina going the distance twice in 10 round match-ups.
Salford’s Lee Meager by comparison has had a more stuttering career and has already lost his last two attempts at claiming this title. ‘The Macho Man’ has won 21 of his 25 fights knocking out just eight of those. He also has two draws to his name including his last fight when he was involved in a stalemate with Jose Alberto Gonzalez who he really should have beaten. He’s seen years older than his opponent but not necessarily wiser and the further the fight goes the more it plays into Murray’s fists.
