Irish boxer Luke Keeler claims that he'd knock out Conor McGregor inside 'three or four rounds' if the pair ever came to blows in the boxing ring.
Pete Taylor-trained Keeler reportedly verbally agreed a fight with the UFC star after the pair had a furious row over McGregor's alleged assault of a 50-year-old man in a Dublin pub.
Footage emerged last month from an incident in April which appeared to show McGregor strike a man in a row over him rejecting a drink of his whiskey.
WBO European middleweight champion Keeler slammed the UFC star on Twitter and declared: "I'd be happy to put him in his place if he had the balls to step in a ring again".
Keeler claims he received a phone call from McGregor, leading to the verbal agreement.
But the fighter, who is now focusing on a fight with WBO champ Demetrius Andrade next year, questioned if that fight will ever happen - before boldly predicting the outcome if the pair do clash.
In an interview with the Irish Sun today, Keeler said: "It kinda just died out and I was told to focus on the world title fight, forget about him.
“I don’t know if he’ll fight again. He needs to get himself training and worry about himself.
“I don’t know if he will even step foot in a ring again. I don’t think there’s a chance of it happening but you never know.
“I win a world title on St Paddy’s Day and it’s probably more attractive for him.
“Whether he gets back and even competes is a different story. He’s obviously all over the shop with behaviour like that.
“It doesn’t matter who they are, if he was a high-level fighter, if they’re partying and living that life for the past year, I don’t think you’ve any chance – three or four rounds.”
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