Egerton Marcus

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Egerton Marcus
Personal information
BornFebruary 2, 1965
Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Middleweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul Light heavyweight

Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian former

silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
.

Early life

Egerton is the third child of five. His mother Joyce Fraser was a boxer in Guiana.

Troy Amos-Ross who competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3]

Amateur career

Egerton won the middleweight silver medal representing Canada at the

Seoul, South Korea.[4][5]
His results were:

Professional career

Marcus turned pro in 1989 and began his career with fourteen consecutive wins, including a bloody TKO win over former Olympian Andrew Maynard.[6] In February 1995, he challenged Henry Maske for the IBF Light Heavyweight Title and lost by unanimous decision.[7] Marcus's career then veered off track, culminating with a TKO loss to Donovan Ruddock at heavyweight. Marcus initially retired in 2001 with a record of 17–4–1.In 2007, Marcus came out of retirement to beat Carl Gathright.[6]

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decision), 1 Draw[8]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 6-10-1 United States Carl Gathright UD 8 21/07/2007 Canada Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 37-5-1 Canada Donovan Ruddock TKO 10 12/10/2001 New York (state) Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the tenth round.
Win 8-8 Canada Troy Roberts TKO 1 22/02/2001
Edmonton, Alberta
, Canada 		Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the first round.
Win 13-12-2 United States Tim Ray TKO 1 22/10/1999 Michigan Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the first round.
Loss 20-5-1 United States Lyle McDowell TKO 7 13/02/1998
Edmonton, Alberta
, Canada 		IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Loss 27-4-2 United States Brian LaSpada TKO 8 11/03/1997 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
WBO
NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 20-5-1 United States John McClain PTS 12 18/07/1995 Michigan Flint, Michigan, U.S. WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 25-0 Germany Henry Maske UD 12 11/02/1995 Germany Frankfurt, Germany
IBF
Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 14-4-1 United States Guy Stanford UD 10 23/07/1994 North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Win 14-4 United States Earl Butler UD 12 19/04/1994
Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S. 		NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 26-4-1 United States Willie Edwards KO 1 12/10/1993 Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-4 United States Andrew Maynard RTD 8 22/05/1993 United States Washington, D.C., U.S. NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Maynard's corner threw in the towel.
Win 9-5 United States Art Bayliss TKO 11 01/12/1992 Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the 11th round.
Win 8-8 United States John Burney KO 2 22/08/1992
Bayamón
, Puerto Rico
Win 4-4 United States Mike Garcia KO 1 18/07/1992 Nevada Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Garcia knocked out at 2:28 of the first round.
Win 7-1-1 United States Pat Alley PTS 6 23/11/1991
Atlanta, Georgia
, U.S.
Win 10-3 United States Randy Leaks TKO 5 05/10/1991 Nevada Reno, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the fifth round.
Win 4-0 United States David Martin PTS 6 30/08/1991 Texas Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win -- United States James Powell KO 1 27/07/1991 Virginia Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Win 0-4 United States Jay Morgan KO 1 15/07/1989 Nevada Stateline, Nevada, U.S. Morgan knocked out at 0:58 of the first round.
Win 0-1 United States Anthony Jones KO 1 30/04/1989 Virginia Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Win 0-1 United States Leroy Moore TKO 1 14/04/1989 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Life after boxing

Egerton became a member of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).[9]

Egerton ran a boxing gym in Toronto's

Liberty Village (The Egerton Marcus Boxing Academy) until the summer of 2006[2]
and he still trains amateur boxers.

References

  1. ^ a b "Fighter Spars With His Mother". New York Times. 1989-07-12. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "Egerton Marcus". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ^ "Troy Amos-Ross". Radio Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. Newspapers.com
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  6. ^ a b "Egerton Marcus". Sportenote.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. ^ "Sieg des Geistes über die Physis" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1995-03-13. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - Egerton Marcus". boxrec.com.
  9. ^ "Egerton Marcus". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

External links

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