Michael Magnesi
Italian boxer (born 1994)
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Michael Magnesi (born 18 November 1994) is an Italian professional boxer. He held the IBO super-featherweight title from November 2020 to September 2022.
Michael Magnesi wins the IBO world belt | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1994[1] Palestrina, Italy[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] |
| Weight | Super-featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox[2] |
| Boxing record[3] | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Win by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 2 |
Professional career
Magnesi made his professional debut on 10 October 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Carmelo Palermo at Palasport V.le Tiziano in Rome, Italy.[4]
After compiling a record of 11–0 (4 KOs), he defeated Francesco Invernizio via third-round technical knockout (TKO), capturing the vacant Italian super-featherweight title on 30 June 2018 at the Piazza Dante in Grosseto, Italy.[5][6]
He retained the title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Giuseppe Carafa in November,[7] before defeating Ruddy Encarnacion via fourth-round corner retirement (RTD) on 24 March 2019 in Rome, capturing the vacant IBF Mediterranean super-featherweight title.[8]
He next defeated Emanuel López via tenth-round knockout (KO) on 21 June, capturing the vacant WBC International Silver super-featherweight title at the Parco della Pace in Rome.[9]
Following a stoppage victory against Maxwell Awuku in a non-title fight in October,[10] Magnesi won his third regional title on 29 February 2020 after defeating Breilor Teran via fourth-round RTD to capture the vacant IBO Inter-Continental super-featherweight title at the Tiburtina TV Studios in Rome.[11]
In his next fight he faced Patrick Kinigamazi for the vacant IBO super-featherweight title on 27 November 2020 in Fondi, Italy. Magnesi knocked Kinigamazi to the floor in the third round en route to a fifth-round KO victory.[12]
Magnesi lost the title to Anthony Cacace via split decision at Manchester Arena in England on 24 September 2022.[13][14]
Professional boxing record
| 27 fights | 25 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 13 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Khalil El Hadri | UD | 12 | 28 Mar 2025 | Valmontone, Italy | Won WBC Silver super-featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Kevin Trana | PTS | 8 | 26 Oct 2024 | Tolfa, Italy | |
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Masanori Rikiishi | TKO | 12 (12), 2:34 | 22 Mar 2024 | Palazzetto Romboli, Colleferro, Italy | Lost WBC Silver super-featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Nike Theran | UD | 12 | 27 Oct 2023 | Federbocce, Rome, Italy | Retained WBC Silver super-featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Ayrton Osmar Gimenez | UD | 12 | 31 Mar 2023 | Valmontone, Italy | Won vacant WBC Silver super-featherweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Anthony Cacace | SD | 12 | 24 Sep 2022 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Lost IBO super-featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Dennis Contreras | TKO | 5 (12), 0:59 | 9 Apr 2022 | Palasport, Civitavecchia, Italy | Retained IBO super-featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Eugene Lagos | TKO | 3 (10), 1:56 | 11 Nov 2021 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, US | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Khanyile Bulana | TKO | 1 (12), 0:47 | 23 Apr 2021 | Palazzetto Valle Martella, Zagarolo, Italy | Retained IBO super-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Patrick Kinigamazi | KO | 5 (12), 2:32 | 27 Nov 2020 | Palasport, Fondi, Italy | Won vacant IBO super-featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Breilor Teran | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 29 Feb 2020 | Studios TV via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental super-featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Maxwell Awuku | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 26 Oct 2019 | Ragusa Off, Rome, Italy | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Emanuel López | KO | 10 (12), 2:15 | 21 Jun 2019 | Parco della Pace, Rome, Italy | Won vacant WBC International Silver super-featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ruddy Encarnacion | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 24 Mar 2019 | Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Rome, Italy | Won vacant IBF Mediterranean super-featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Giuseppe Carafa | UD | 10 | 10 Nov 2018 | Palasport, Cave, Italy | Retained Italian super-featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Francesco Invernizio | TKO | 3 (10), 2:43 | 30 Jun 2018 | Piazza Dante, Grosseto, Italy | Won vacant Italian super-featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Baska Tuvdenlhagva | PTS | 8 | 15 Oct 2017 | Piazza Giordano Bruno, Cave, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Dionisie Tiganas | PTS | 6 | 17 Jun 2017 | Casino de la Vallee, Saint-Vincent, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Milan Delic | TKO | 2 (6) | 3 Dec 2016 | Colleferro, Italy | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Milan Savic | PTS | 6 | 22 Oct 2016 | Rome, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Zeljko Kovacevic | TKO | 5 (6) | 24 Jun 2016 | Nettuno, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nemanja Sabljov | PTS | 4 | 30 Apr 2016 | Palasport, Fiumicino, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Riccardo Battisti | PTS | 6 | 17 Apr 2016 | Cave, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ciprian Albert | PTS | 6 | 28 Feb 2016 | Palasport, Nettuno, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Valerio Mazzulla | KO | 1 (6), 0:52 | 19 Dec 2015 | Polivalente Azzurri d'Italia, Brescia, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Davide Bono | KO | 2 (4) | 14 Nov 2015 | Palestra Testudo, Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Carmelo Palermo | PTS | 4 | 10 Oct 2015 | Palasport V.le Tiziano, Rome, Italy |