Brian Magee was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on June 9, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on March 13, 1999 against Dean Ashton. Magee defeated Ashton via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Magee got his first shot at a world title at the age of 35 after 38 professional fights. On March 19, 2011 Magee challenged Lucian Bute's IBF super-middleweight title but lost via 10th round TKO.
Magee's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Mikkel Kessler at age 37, on August 12, 2012, in which he lost his WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title.
Some of Brian Magee's best fights have been against Mads Larsen and Hacine Cherifi. For a complete list of Magee's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Brian Magee".
Magee has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Brian Magee Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Aug 12, 2012 | 37 |
Mikkel Kessler 33 45-2 | loss | TKO 3 |
41 | Feb 18, 2012 | 36 | Rudy Markussen | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Jul 30, 2011 | 36 | Jaime Barboza | win | UD 12 |
39 | Mar 19, 2011 | 35 |
Lucian Bute 31 27-0 | loss | TKO 10 |
38 | Nov 09, 2010 | 35 | Roman Aramyan | win | RTD 8 |
37 | Jan 30, 2010 | 34 |
Mads Larsen 36 51-2 | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Dec 13, 2008 | 33 | Steve McGuire | win | KO 8 |
35 | Jul 11, 2008 | 33 | Simeon Cover | win | TKO 4 |
34 | Mar 07, 2008 | 32 | Tyrone Wright | win | PTS 6 |
33 | Feb 08, 2008 | 32 | Mark Nilsen | win | PTS 4 |
32 | Aug 25, 2007 | 32 | Tony Oakey | draw | MD 12 |
31 | Jun 08, 2007 | 31 | Danny Thornton | win | RTD 2 |
30 | Jan 26, 2007 | 31 | Andrew Lowe | win | PTS 12 |
29 | Nov 03, 2006 | 31 | Paul David | win | PTS 6 |
28 | May 26, 2006 | 30 |
Carl Froch 28 18-0 | loss | KO 11 |
27 | Jan 28, 2006 | 30 | Daniil Prakaptsou | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Oct 14, 2005 | 30 | Varujan Davtyan | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Jul 16, 2005 | 30 | Vitali Tsypko | loss | SD 12 |
24 | Nov 26, 2004 | 29 | Neil Linford | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Jun 26, 2004 | 29 |
Robin Reid 33 36-4-1 | loss | UD 12 |
22 | Apr 17, 2004 | 28 | Jerry Elliot | win | UD 12 |
21 | Nov 22, 2003 | 28 |
Hacine Cherifi 35 34-8-1 | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Oct 04, 2003 | 28 | Omar Eduardo Gonzalez | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jun 21, 2003 | 28 | Andre Thysse | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Feb 22, 2003 | 27 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | win | UD 12 |
17 | Nov 09, 2002 | 27 | Jose Spearman | win | UD 12 |
16 | Jun 15, 2002 | 27 | Mpush Makambi | win | TKO 7 |
15 | Mar 18, 2002 | 26 | Vage Kocharyan | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Dec 10, 2001 | 26 | Ramon Arturo Britez | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jul 31, 2001 | 26 | Chris Nembhard | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Jan 29, 2001 | 25 | Neil Linford | win | UD 12 |
11 | Nov 11, 2000 | 25 | Teymuraz Kekelidze | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Jun 12, 2000 | 25 | Jason Barker | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Apr 15, 2000 | 24 | Pedro Carragher | win | KO 2 |
8 | Mar 20, 2000 | 24 | Darren Ashton | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Feb 21, 2000 | 24 | Rob Stevenson | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Feb 12, 2000 | 24 | Terry Morrill | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Oct 16, 1999 | 24 | Michael Pinnock | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Sep 13, 1999 | 24 | Dennis Doyley | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jun 22, 1999 | 24 | Chris Howarth | win | TKO 1 |
2 | May 22, 1999 | 23 | Richard Glaysher | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 13, 1999 | 23 | Dean Ashton | win | TKO 2 |