Peter McGrail has immediately set his sights on challenging for titles next year after becoming just the second man to stop Hironori Miyake.
McGrail scored a stunning second round TKO at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo as he continued his charge towards the top of the super-bantamweight division. The huge Everton supporter was returning to the ring for the first time since he broke the spirit of Alexander Espinoza at Probellum Liverpool II back in October.
Meanwhile, McGrail was also returning to the city where he saw his Olympic dreams crash at the first hurdle after suffering a shock defeat to Thailand’s Chatchai-decha Butdee last year. Speaking ahead of the fight, the 26-year-old admitted he was ready to draw a line under the disappointment and end 2022 with a bang, and he certainly did that here.
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