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20 Facts About Mark Magsayo

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Jessel Mark Araula Magsayo was born on June 22,1995 and is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBC featherweight title in 2022.

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Mark Magsayo made his professional debut against Melton Sandal on May 25,2013.

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Mark Magsayo won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.

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Mark Magsayo was scheduled to defend his IBF Youth title against Yardley Suarez on July 11,2015.

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Mark Magsayo was scheduled to face Eduardo Montoya for the vacant WBO Youth featherweight title on February 27,2016.

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Mark Magsayo made his first WBO Youth title defense against Chris Avalos on April 23,2016.

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Mark Magsayo won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.

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Mark Magsayo was scheduled to make his second title defense against Ramiro Robles on September 24,2016.

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Mark Magsayo was scheduled to fight Issa Nampepeche in a non-title bout on April 29,2017.

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Mark Magsayo was afterwards made his third WBO Youth title defense against Daniel Diaz on July 8,2017.

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Mark Magsayo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

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Mark Magsayo made his fourth and final WBO Youth title defense against Shota Hayashi on November 25,2017.

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On June 4,2017, it was announced that Mark Magsayo had signed with the Now Boxing Promotions.

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Mark Magsayo returned from a 17-month absence from the sport to face Erick Deztroyer on April 12,2019.

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Mark Magsayo challenged Panya Uthok for the WBC-ABC featherweight title in his next fight, which was scheduled for August 29,2019.

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Mark Magsayo was scheduled to face Rigoberto Hermosillo on October 4,2020.

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Mark Magsayo was next scheduled to face Pablo Cruz on April 10,2021.

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Mark Magsayo won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.

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Mark Magsayo faced Julio Ceja in a WBC featherweight title eliminator on August 21,2021 on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas, with the winner of the bout earning the right to challenge the reigning champion Gary Russell Jr.

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Mark Magsayo won the fight by a tenth-round knockout that was selected as the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year 2021.