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MASAM SPORTS 22: MARK MAGSAYO DEFEATS GARY RUSSELL JR. SIDELIGHTS By Maloney L. Samaco PhilBoxing.com Tue, 25 Jan 2022  Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo joined the list of Filipino boxing champions after he seized the WBC featherweight title from Gary Russell Jr. with a majority decision win at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Tagbilaran City native became the fifth active Filipino champion joining IBF minimumweight champion Rene Cuarto, IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas, WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero, and WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. Magsayo is now rated No. 4 by The Ring. At No. 1 is Emanuel Navarete of Mexico, No. 2 is Mauricio Lara of Mexico, and No. 3 is Josh Warrington of UK. Behind Magsayo are Kiko Martinez of Spain, Leigh Wood of UK, Kid Galahad of UK, Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia, Xu Can of China and Joet Gonzalez of US. Russell became WBC featherweight champion when he stopped Jhonny González by 4th round TKO on March 28, 2015. On January 22, 2022, Magsayo ended Russell’s reign of six years and 10 months, which was the longest active title rule before the bout. Before the fight, Magsayo said Russell is not expecting that he is fast and have speed, too. The challenger added he is not all power. And that’s what the American champ thinks about him. He is out to prove to Russell that he is not slow or weak. Magsayo proves it by connecting 150 total punches out of 543 thrown which dominated Russell's 69 out of 323. Magnifico also landed 148 power punches out of 340 thrown which is more superior than Russell's 58 out of 259. Russell revealed before the fight that he had an injury but did not divulge what was it until it became obvious during the fight when he complained of an injured right shoulder between rounds four and five as he grimaced in pain. He was practically only using a left hand from then until the final bell. Russell said he would have easily beaten Magsayo if he was not injured. “I’m gonna beat that ass worse than I did tonight. We are definitely trying to see if we can get a rematch. Of course, I’m going to get this thing figured out,” he said. Magsayo said he is open for a rematch, but the final decision will be depending on his promoter and manager Sean Gibbons of Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions. Judge Mark Consentino had Magsayo winning rounds 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11 and Russell in rounds 3, 5, 8, 9, and 12 for a score of 115-113 in favor of Magsayo. Judge Henry Eugene Grant gave Magsayo rounds 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11 and Russell had rounds 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 for a score of 115-113 in favor of Magsayo. Judge Lynne Carter scored it a 114-114 draw with Magsayo getting rounds 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, and 11 and Russell got rounds 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12. Some media scorecards: Bob Velin (former USA Today boxing editor/writer): Magsayo won BoxingScene: 115-113 Magsayo Cliff Rold (BoxingScene): 116-112 Magsayo DAZN News: 115-113 Magsayo Marcos Villegas (FightHubTV): Magsayo won Matthew Aguilar (El Paso Times/AP Sports/USA Today Sports): 119-109 Magsayo Douglass Fischer (Ring Magazine): 116-112 Magsayo Francisco A. Salazar (Boxingscene/Ring magazine/VC Star): 117-111 Magsayo Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing/Ring City/Ring Magazine): Magsayo won Steve Kim: Magsayo won David Phillips (NYFights): 118-110 Magsayo Schwan Humes (MMARatings.net/Severemma.com): Magsayo won Wil Esco (Bad Left Hook): draw Scott Christ (Bad Left Hook): 115-113 Russell Lukie Ketelle (ITRBoxing): Magsayo won @BarbosaBox (ESPN Knock Out): 116-112 Magsayo Miguel Angel Maravilla (Fightnews.com): 117-111 Magsayo Alden Chodash (The Fight City): 115-113 Magsayo Dan Attias (Fox Sports AUS/Ring magazine/The Roar Sports): 116-112 Magsayo 2 Beers Podcast: 118-111 Magsayo Boxing News 24: 115-113 Magsayo Boxing and Basketball: 115-113 Russell @Ringside_Fracas: 116-112 Magsayo Nissi Icasiano (IBTimes Sports): 115-113 Magsayo Kacper Bartosiak (TVP Sport/bokser.org): 116-112 Magsayo Gabriel Morency (SportsGrid): Magsayo won Malachi Williams (New Media Today USA Boxing) : Magsayo Source: Reddit.com Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.  |
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