Brian Magee Record
| Total Fights | 42 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 36 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 0 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
| KO Wins | 25 |
| KO Losses | 3 |
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What is Brian Magee's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 13 years and four months, Brian Magee fought 42 times with 36 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
Magee retired from professional boxing with a record of 36-5-1. He was a one-time super-middleweight world title challenger. He had a 59.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 25 of his total 42 fights being knockout wins. Magee suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 3rd round TKO defeat to Mikkel Kessler on August 12, 2012. Magee lost the super-middleweight WBA (Regular) title to Kessler in this fight.
Some of Magee's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hacine Cherifi, Mads Larsen, Neil Linford, Rudy Markussen, Jerry Elliot, Omar Eduardo Gonzalez, and Varujan Davtyan.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Aug 12, 2012 | 37 | Mikkel Kessler | Loss * | TKO3 |
| 41 | Feb 18, 2012 | 36 | Rudy Markussen | Win | TKO5 |
| 40 | Jul 30, 2011 | 36 | Jaime Barboza | Win | UD |
| 39 | Mar 19, 2011 | 35 | Lucian Bute | Loss * | TKO10 |
| 38 | Nov 9, 2010 | 35 | Roman Aramyan | Win | RTD8 |
| 37 | Jan 30, 2010 | 34 | Mads Larsen | Win | TKO7 |
| 36 | Dec 13, 2008 | 33 | Steve McGuire | Win | KO8 |
| 35 | Jul 11, 2008 | 33 | Simeon Cover | Win | TKO4 |
| 34 | Mar 7, 2008 | 32 | Tyrone Wright | Win | PTS |
| 33 | Feb 8, 2008 | 32 | Mark Nilsen | Win | PTS |
| 32 | Aug 25, 2007 | 32 | Tony Oakey | Draw | MD |
| 31 | Jun 8, 2007 | 31 | Danny Thornton | Win | RTD2 |
| 30 | Jan 26, 2007 | 31 | Andrew Lowe | Win | PTS |
| 29 | Nov 3, 2006 | 31 | Paul David | Win | PTS |
| 28 | May 26, 2006 | 30 | Carl Froch | Loss | KO11 |
| 27 | Jan 28, 2006 | 30 | Daniil Prakaptsou | Win | TKO2 |
| 26 | Oct 14, 2005 | 30 | Varujan Davtyan | Win | TKO2 |
| 25 | Jul 16, 2005 | 30 | Vitali Tsypko | Loss | SD |
| 24 | Nov 26, 2004 | 29 | Neil Linford | Win | TKO7 |
| 23 | Jun 26, 2004 | 29 | Robin Reid | Loss | UD |
| 22 | Apr 17, 2004 | 28 | Jerry Elliot | Win | UD |
| 21 | Nov 22, 2003 | 28 | Hacine Cherifi | Win | TKO8 |
| 20 | Oct 4, 2003 | 28 | Omar Eduardo Gonzalez | Win | KO1 |
| 19 | Jun 21, 2003 | 28 | Andre Thysse | Win | TKO10 |
| 18 | Feb 22, 2003 | 27 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | Win | UD |
| 17 | Nov 9, 2002 | 27 | Jose Spearman | Win | UD |
| 16 | Jun 15, 2002 | 27 | Mpush Makambi | Win | TKO7 |
| 15 | Mar 18, 2002 | 26 | Vage Kocharyan | Win | PTS |
| 14 | Dec 10, 2001 | 26 | Ramon Arturo Britez | Win | KO1 |
| 13 | Jul 31, 2001 | 26 | Chris Nembhard | Win | TKO6 |
| 12 | Jan 29, 2001 | 25 | Neil Linford | Win | UD |
| 11 | Nov 11, 2000 | 25 | Teymuraz Kekelidze | Win | TKO4 |
| 10 | Jun 12, 2000 | 25 | Jason Barker | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Apr 15, 2000 | 24 | Pedro Carragher | Win | KO2 |
| 8 | Mar 20, 2000 | 24 | Darren Ashton | Win | TKO5 |
| 7 | Feb 21, 2000 | 24 | Rob Stevenson | Win | TKO5 |
| 6 | Feb 12, 2000 | 24 | Terry Morrill | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | Oct 16, 1999 | 24 | Michael Pinnock | Win | TKO3 |
| 4 | Sep 13, 1999 | 24 | Dennis Doyley | Win | TKO3 |
| 3 | Jun 22, 1999 | 24 | Chris Howarth | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | May 22, 1999 | 23 | Richard Glaysher | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Mar 13, 1999 | 23 | Dean Ashton | Win | TKO2 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Brian Magee is a 48-year old retired Irish professional boxer. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on June 9, 1975. He is a former super-middleweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1999 to 2012.
Magee made his professional boxing debut against Dean Ashton at the age of 23 on March 13, 1999, defeating Ashton via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 21 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 15 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 35 on March 19, 2011 after 38 professional fights, against Lucian Bute for the IBF title. He lost to Bute via 10th round TKO.
Magee had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a super-middleweight title defense bout against Mikkel Kessler on August 12, 2012. Magee lost the fight via 3rd round TKO — and lost his WBA (Regular) title. It's been 11 years, 8 months, and 15 days since this fight.
Championships
Magee had a total of two world-title fights, which includes winning zero world titles and zero successful title defenses. He won zero of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Brian Magee He was elevated as world champion once, by WBA.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|
Title Losses
Brian Magee lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2012 | Mikkel Kessler | Super-middleweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
Highlights
Although Magee had a total of 42 fights, this fight against Lucian Bute is the sole highlight of his career.
March 19, 2011: In his first world-title fight, Brian Magee loses to Lucian Bute via 10th round TKO. He was fighting for the IBF super-middleweight title.
FAQs
How many KOs does Brian Magee have on his record?
Magee knocked out 25 of his 42 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 59.5%. Of his total 36 wins, 25 of them were via KO (69.4%).