{"id":211669,"date":"2016-12-01T09:39:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T17:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=211669"},"modified":"2016-12-02T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T17:42:51","slug":"former-boxing-champion-paul-malignaggi-calls-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/former-boxing-champion-paul-malignaggi-calls-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Former boxing champion Paul Malignaggi calls out Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week news surfaced that UFC lightweight champion <\/a>Conor McGregor<\/a> had been given a boxing license in California, which added quite a bit of fuel to the rumors regarding a potential Conor McGregor<\/a> vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match.<\/p>\n

Despite McGregor’s dominance inside the Octagon, and the fact that he was recently crowned the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion when he TKOd Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205<\/a>, the NSAC denied his request for a boxing license until he can prove that he is qualified as a boxer<\/a> to have one. With that being said however, the California State Athletic Commission has granted McGregor a boxing license, which theoretically would give him the ability to take a boxing fight in California in order to prove his qualifications to the NSAC, which would then result in him being approved for a boxing license in Nevada.<\/p>\n

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On the heels of the announcement that McGregor had been granted a boxing license in California, former WBA, WBO, IBF, and WBC boxing champion Paul Malignaggi took to Twitter to call out McGregor:<\/p>\n

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If the Floyd talk is serious you gotta test the waters against a decently recognizable n respectable name right? My teams phone will be on. https:\/\/t.co\/53KetmHTV0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) December 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n