Alan Philpott will face Lewis McGrillen within the co-main occasion on the PFL Europe battle evening in Belfast on 10 Could.
The Ballymena native will battle on the identical card as Paul Hughes, who takes on Bruno Miranda at SSE Area.
The 32-year-old believes he’s prepared for Manchester’s McGrillen, who has misplaced simply as soon as in his 12 skilled fights.
“I’ve obtained the proper fashion I consider to counter McGrillen. He is a troublesome fighter, he will come and push the tempo from the beginning, I’ve obtained to be match, sensible and switched on always,” Philpott mentioned.
“He has obtained the ability, the left hand that would put me away at any time, however every time I face somebody like that it excites me, and I’ll excel and present one of the best efficiency of my profession.”
Philpott has an expert file of 21-16 and final fought in February, when he defeated Tomoya Hirakawa in Australia.
After coaching in Ballymena alongside Norman Parke, Greg Loughran and the UFC’s Rhys McKee, he moved to Liverpool to work with Dean Garnett.
McGrillen was the 2024 PFL Europe Bantamweight champion, knocking out Alexander Luster within the second spherical to win the title in Lyon, France in December.
Ten of the 24-year-old’s 11professional wins have come by KO/TKO, together with stopping Garnett in an exciting semi-final of the PFL event.
He trains below Carl Prince at Manchester Prime Staff alongside UFC’s Lerone Murphy.
