Brian Magee
| Brian Magee [1] | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Brian Magee |
| Rated at | Super Middleweight |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | June 9, 1975 Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Competitor for  Ireland |
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| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | Minsk 1998 | Middleweight |
Competitor for  Northern Ireland |
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | Kuala Lumpur 1998 | Middleweight |
Brian Magee (born June 9, 1975 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is reigning European super middleweight boxing champion, who as an amateur competed for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. As a professional he has captured the European, IBO and British super middleweight titles.[2]
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[edit] Amateur career
As an amateur Magee fought out of the Holy Trinity Boxing Club in Belfast and won the Ulster senior title four years in a row from 1995–98.[3]
Magee represented Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]
[edit] Olympic results
- Defeated Randall Thompson (Canada) 13-5
- Defeated Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon) 11-6
- Lost to Mohamed Bahari (Algeria) 9-15
Magee won a bronze medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and silver medal for Ireland at the 1998 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
[edit] Professional career
Following the Commonwealth Games Magee then turned professional in March 1999 and fought Dean Ashton at the Bowler's Arena, Manchester in England on the undercard of a bill that included Damaen Kelly, Michael Brodie and Clinton Woods. Magee won his opener knocking out the Stoke man inside two rounds.[4]
He won the vacant IBO Intercontinental super middleweight title in January, 2001 by defeating Neil Linford from England. He then captured the IBO world super middleweight title and had 8 successful defences. He was defeated in his attempt for the European title now. In December 2008, he beat undefeated Scottish Stevie Maguire to win the British super middleweight title,[4] and after a 13-month break, returned to defeat Mads Larsen in a seven-round knockout in Aarhus to be crowned European champion for the first time.
On September 11, 2010 Brian Magee defended his European Title against Armenia's Roman Aramian with the Armenian not starting the 9th Round. Magee challenged IBF Super-Middleweight champion Lucian Bute in Canada on March 19, 2011.[5] He lost the fight to Lucian Bute by TKO in the tenth round.
On July 30, Magee captured the interim WBA super-middleweight title with a unanimous points win over Jaime Barboza in San Jose, Costa Rica. The vacant WBA super-middleweight title is due to be decided on August 26, 2011 and subject to a successful voluntary defence of his interim title in November, Magee is poised to face the winner in a reunification bout.[citation needed]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 36 Wins (24 knockouts), 4 Losses, 1 Draws [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 36-4-1 |  Rudy Markussen |
KO | 5 (5) | 02/18/2012 |  SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany |
Retained WBA Interim Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 35-4-1 |  Jaime Barboza |
UD | 12 (12) | 07/30/2011 | Gimnasio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |
For WBA Interim Super Middleweight Title |
| Loss | 34–4-1 |  Lucian Bute |
TKO | 10 (12), | 19/03/2011 |  Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
For IBF Super Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 34-3-1 |  Roman Aramyan |
UD | 12 (12) | 09/11/2010 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
Retained EBU (European) Super Middleweight title |
| Win | 33-3-1 | Mads Larsen |
RTD | 8 (12) | 30/01/2010 | NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark |
Won Vacant EBU (European) Super Middleweight title |
| Win | 32-3-1 |  Steve McGuire |
KO | 8 (12) | 13/12/2008 |  International Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England |
Won vacant BBBofC British Super Middleweight title |
| Win | 31-3-1 | Simeon Cover |
TKO | 4 (6) | 11/07/2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Win | 30-3-1 | Tyrone Wright |
PTS | 6 (6) | 07/03/2008 | Leisure Centre, Nottinghamshire, England |
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| Win | 29-3-1 | Mark Nilsen |
PTS | 4 (4) | 08/02/2008 | Leisure Centre, Peterlee, County Durham, England |
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| Draw | 28-3-1 | Tony Oakey |
MD | 12 (12) | 25/08/2007 | The Point, Dublin, Ireland |
For BBBofC British Light Heavyweight title |
| Win | 28-3-0 | Danny Thornton |
RTD | 2 (6) | 08/06/2007 | Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland |
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| Win | 27-3-0 | Andrew Lowe |
PTS | 12 (12) | 26/01/2007 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England |
BBBofC British Light Heavyweight title eliminator |
| Win | 26-3-0 | Paul David |
PTS | 6 (6) | 03/11/2006 | Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
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| Loss | 25-3-0 | Carl Froch |
TKO | 11 (12) | 26/05/2006 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |
For BBBofC British & Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles |
| Win | 25-2-0 |  Daniil Prakaptsou |
TKO | 2 (4) | 28/01/2006 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Win | 24-2-0 | Varuzhan Davtyan |
TKO | 2 (8) | 14/10/2005 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Loss | 23-2-0 |  Vitaliy Tsypko |
SD | 12 (12) | 16/07/2005 | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremburg, Germany |
For Vacant EBU (European) Super Middleweight title |
| Win | 23-1-0 | Neil Linford |
TKO | 7 (8) | 26/'11/2004 | Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Loss | 22-1-0 | Robin Reid |
UD | 12 (12) | 26/06/2004 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Lost IBO Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 22-0-0 |  Jerry Elliot |
UD | 12 (12) | 17/04/2004 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Retained IBO Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 21-0-0 |  Hacine Cherifi |
TKO | 8 (12) | 22/11/2003 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Retained IBO Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 20-0-0 |  Omar Eduardo Gonzalez |
KO | 1 (12) | 04/10/2003 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Retained IBO Super Middleweight Title |
| Achievements | ||
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| New title | WBA Super Middleweight Champion Interim Title July 30, 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Ramon Arturo Britez |
World Super Middleweight Champion IBO recognition December 10, 2001 - June 6, 2004 |
Succeeded by Robin Reid |
[edit] References
- ^ http://boxingcommunity.org/articles/3634-on-saturday-brian-magee-faces-jaime-barboza.html
- ^ "Brian Magee wants the Prizefighter". Boxing-Ireland.com. http://boxing-ireland.com/brian_magee_wants_prizefighter_9.html. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Ulster Senior Champions 1987–2005". Ulster ABA. http://www.ulsterboxing.org/resultsarchive/seniorchamps.htm. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ a b c Boxrec. "Brian Magee". Boxrec Fighter Page. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=14880&cat=boxer. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Magee fights Bute for IBF world title". BBC News. December 21, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9309905.stm.
[edit] External links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Lisburn
- Irish boxers
- Boxers from Northern Ireland
- Middleweight boxers
- Commonwealth Games boxers
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
- Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Ireland
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland
