There has been little information brought to the forefront about Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s sparring sessions ahead of their boxing bout on Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena.
However, in his latest column for the Irish News, commonwealth youth silver medalist and McGregor sparring partner, Tiernan Bradley, claimed that McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi’s sparring session resembled a “full-on fight”.
According to the 20-year-old, McGregor told his team before hand that he wanted to fight Malignaggi, not spar him.
“I was in Paulie’s corner and although he hasn’t fought since March and is retired, he’s getting sharper by the day,” Bradley explained.