Top UK athlete and rising star in World boxing lands deal with international investment group
Top boxing star, Lee McGregor, and one of the most promising athletes in the UK and exciting fighters in World boxing, has strengthened his team ahead of his hotly anticipated Featherweight fight against Englishman Isaac Lowe on the Tyson Fury undercard in Saudi Arabia at the end of the year with the announcement that international investment business, Carling Sport are in his corner as sponsors.
Carling Sport, a subsidiary of The Carling Group, the private family office of Scottish entrepreneurs Graeme and Leanne Carling has today been unveiled as new sponsors of the IBF Youth World, British, commonwealth, and EBU European champion. As the Edinburgh-based boxer, kick-starts his fight preparations, The Carling Group will provide essential support keeping McGregor focused on training.
Carling Sport invests in sporting talent at the highest levels. The organisation identifies opportunities internationally where it can support growth and create value. The business works with partners across different sports, and supports upcoming talent development. The link up with McGregor was seen as the perfect partnership as the Scottish fighter rebounded from his only professional defeat to Mexican Erik Robles Ayala with a decisive 2nd round stoppage against the Columbian Jorge Moya at a bout in Glasgow in May this year.
Speaking of the new partnership with Lee McGregor, Carling Sport Commercial Manager Marc Stanton commented; “We’re delighted to confirm our support of Lee in advance of his upcoming fight that will showcase his talents on the biggest stage. As an organisation we invest in talent and deploy our resources to support the ambitions of our athletes. Having spoken with Lee and his team we are impressed not only by his sporting talent, but also his mindset and commitment to his goals, we’re confident that we’ll be celebrating with the team in Riyadh in December.”
Featherweight McGregor added; “Although Boxing is a 1v1 sport, it takes a team to reach the top levels and I’m grateful to have Carling Sport in my corner ahead of what is undoubtedly the biggest fight of my career so far. Although my camp has just started, I’ve been preparing for this fight almost my entire life and I’m ready. The Carling Sport guys understand what it takes to be successful and their sponsorship will make a difference, it’s going to be great having them in the crowd on the night.”
Lee McGregor will take on Isaac Lowe in a Featherweight bout on Saturday 21st December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, fighting on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch.