LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Opportunities are now up for grabs for knockout artist Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo for showing the world how dangerous he is in the featherweight class.
Magsayo thrilled on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena after knocking out cold Mexican Julio Ceja in the 10th round of their World Boxing Council (WBC) world featherweight title eliminator with a solid right straight followed by a right hook to stay undefeated in 23 fights (16 knockouts).
That performance elevated his pro career into a new level: World title opportunities in the WBC or World Boxing Organization (WBO).
“All I can tell you is that a star was born. Mark Magsayo showed amazing fortitude,” MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons told BusinessMirror on Sunday. “He scored an early knockdown, he went down, but he was learning every round, and he came home and took the guy’s lights out.”
Gibbons clarified that the 26-year-old Tagbilaran City fighter has a lot of opportunities on his side although it is not very easy at the moment to assure if one of them will be a world title bout.
“We’ll see what opportunities may arise. Champions have their mandatories, but I’d like to see him fight,” Gibbons said.
Although Magsayo is ready to take on any of the world champions, Gibbons wants the best opportunity possible.
WBO has the dangerous reigning champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico, British sensation Kid Galahad and American WBC champion Gary Russel Jr. as the top dogs of the featherweight community.
“At the end of the year, I’d like to see him fight for sure,” Gibbons said. “We just want to make sure when he gets the opportunity, he seizes it and wins it.”
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