{"id":373052,"date":"2021-01-12T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=373052"},"modified":"2021-01-12T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:59:17","slug":"conor-mcgregor-could-compete-for-boxing-title-with-one-win-says-wbc-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-could-compete-for-boxing-title-with-one-win-says-wbc-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor could compete for boxing title with one win, says WBC president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman believes Conor McGregor could be fighting for a major boxing title after just one professional win.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, who formerly held the UFC lightweight and featherweight titles, has boxed once previously, coming up short in a blockbuster showdown with Floyd Mayweather in 2017. Despite losing that fight, McGregor performed better than most pundits anticipated, and has been linked to many high-profile boxing matches since, most notably a rematch with Mayweather and a fight with Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n<p>While McGregor is currently focused on his mixed martial arts career, he&#8217;s made no secret of his desire to box again in the future, and Sulaiman believes the Irishman could enjoy a rapid rise to title contention.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he thinks a single win is all it would take.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5zmtwd\">\u201cI would say, he needs to face and defeat a ranked fighter, then he would be eligible to be ranked and to compete for a title,\u201d Sulaiman told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/13709739\/ufc-conor-mcgregor-world-title-boxing-wbc\/\">Sun Sport <\/a>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2021\/1\/12\/22226886\/wbc-president-insists-ufc-conor-mcgregor-one-win-away-boxing-title-shot-pacquiao-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cWe have plenty of examples of Muay Thai fighters, who turn professional in international boxing, and they are eligible to fight for the title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have amateur superstars like Vasiliy Lomachenko, they come into professional boxing and fight for the title and it&#8217;s proven it works,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This is not a rookie entering the sport; he has a long history of combat sports, so it\u2019s a different scenario of what it used to be in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for a fight with No. 2-ranked UFC lightweight contender<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-shares-bold-prediction-for-rematch-with-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-257\/\"> Dustin Poirier<\/a>, which will headline the UFC 257 card on January 23. The bout will be a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight, which McGregor won by first-round knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we could see the Irish MMA star return to the boxing ring after his fight with Poirier at UFC 257?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman believes Conor McGregor could be fighting for a major boxing title after just one professional win. McGregor, who formerly held the UFC lightweight and featherweight titles, has boxed once previously, coming up short in a blockbuster showdown with Floyd Mayweather in 2017. 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