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Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. As an amateur, he won the 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.[1] He has two older brothers (Neville and Christopher D. Amos) and two younger sisters (Sharon and Felicia). Born in Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana, he came to Canada in 1973 and was raised in Toronto, Ontario.[2] He is the nephew of Charles Amos who fought for Guyana in the 1968 Summer Olympics[1] and first cousin of 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 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[4][5] His results were:

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Emmanuel Legaspi (Philippines) KO 1
  • Defeated Darko Dukić (Yugoslavia) KO 2
  • Defeated Sven Ottke (West Germany) 5-0
  • Defeated Hussain Shah Syed (Pakistan) 4-1
  • Lost to Henry Maske (East Germany) 0-5

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

Шаблон:S-start |- |align="center" colspan=8|17 Wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decision), 1 Draw[8] |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Carl Gathright |UD |8 |21/07/2007 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Donovan Ruddock |TKO |10 |12/10/2001 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Niagara Falls, New York, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Troy Roberts |TKO |1 |22/02/2001 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Ray |TKO |1 |22/10/1999 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Detroit, Michigan, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Lyle McDowell |TKO |7 |13/02/1998 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Brian LaSpada |TKO |8 |11/03/1997 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Phoenix, Arizona, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon John McClain |PTS |12 |18/07/1995 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Flint, Michigan, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Maske |UD |12 |11/02/1995 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Frankfurt, Germany |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Guy Stanford |UD |10 |23/07/1994 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Bismarck, North Dakota, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Earl Butler |UD |12 |19/04/1994 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Edwards |KO |1 |12/10/1993 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Virginia Beach, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Maynard |RTD |8 |22/05/1993 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Washington, D.C., United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Art Bayliss |TKO |11 |01/12/1992 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Virginia Beach, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon John Burney |KO |2 |22/08/1992 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Bayamon, Puerto Rico, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Garcia |KO |1 |18/07/1992 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Pat Alley |PTS |6 |23/11/1991 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Atlanta, Georgia, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Randy Leaks |TKO |5 |05/10/1991 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Reno, Nevada, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon David Martin |PTS |6 |30/08/1991 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon James Powell |KO |1 |27/07/1991 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Norfolk, Virginia, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Jay Morgan |KO |1 |15/07/1989 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Stateline, Nevada, United States |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Jones |KO |1 |30/04/1989 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Norfolk, Virginia, United States |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Leroy Moore |TKO |1 |14/04/1989 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |}

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

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