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Boxing: Magsayo's decision win vs Russell nominated for RING's Upset of the Year

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Mark Magsayo during his clash with Gary Russell Jr. Amanda Westcott, Showtime." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/01/23/20220123-boxing-magsayo.jpg"/><figcaption>Mark Magsayo during his clash with Gary Russell Jr. Amanda Westcott, Showtime.</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Mark Magsayo&#x27;s WBC featherweight title win over long-time champion Gary Russell Jr. was nominated for RING Magazine&#x27;s Upset of the Year.</p><p>Magsayo joined Dmitry Bivol, Hector Garcia and Jai Opetaia as nominees for the honor which began in 1980 with Yasutsune Uehara’s sixth-round KO of WBA 130-pound titleholder Sammy Serrano.</p><p>Magsayo&#x27;s victory over Russell in January 2022 was significant as he beat the longest reigning active champion at the time.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/23/22/boxing-mark-magsayo-is-new-wbc-featherweight-champ">Boxing: Mark Magsayo is new WBC featherweight champ</a></li></ul><p>It was a tough fight for the Filipino brawler-swarmer as he faced a highly technical boxer in Russell who managed to reach the final bell despite a torn tendon in his right shoulder.</p><p>In the end, Magsayo got 114-114, 115-113 and 115-113 to wrest the WBC featherweight crown from Russell.</p><p>Magsayo&#x27;s title reign, however, was short-lived as he lost the crown to Mexico&#x27;s Rey Vargas via spilt decision in July 2022.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/10/22/boxing-vargas-survives-knockdown-to-dethrone-magsayo">Boxing: Vargas survives knockdown to dethrone Magsayo</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2405379" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Mark Magsayo's WBC featherweight title win over long-time champion Gary Russell Jr. was nominated for RING Magazine's Upset of the Year award.