Overview
- Judges scored the bout 116-111, 115-112 and 114-113 for Masoud in Monte Carlo’s Salle des Etoiles.
- Referee docked McGrail a point in round 10 for punching behind the head, a deduction that factored into the tight cards.
- McGrail started fast before Masoud rallied in the middle rounds, leaving a tense finish to a closely contested fight.
- Masoud improves to 15-0 while McGrail falls to 12-2 after the postponed matchup finally took place following Masoud’s injury layoff.
- On the undercard, Elif Nur Turhan stopped Beatriz Ferreira in five to win the IBF lightweight title, and Conah Walker scored a 12th-round TKO of Pat McCormack.