Boxing: Magsayo wants to become 2-weight division champ

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Mark Magsayo (L) in action against Rey Vargas in their 12-round WBC world featherweight championship bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Ryan Hafey, Premier Boxing Champions." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/07/10/20220710-wbc-world-featherweight-championship.jpg"/><figcaption>Mark Magsayo (L) in action against Rey Vargas in their 12-round WBC world featherweight championship bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Ryan Hafey, Premier Boxing Champions.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Former world champion Mark Magsayo wants to make a splash when he makes his initial foray to the super featherweight division against Isaac Avelar this December 9.The former WBC featherweight king is aiming for a stoppage when he takes on the Mexican at the Infinite Reality Studio in Long Beach, California.“Avelar is a tough fighter, and he’s been in the ring with some good fighters. He’s got a lot of heart, and I know I’ll have to be at my best to come out on top,” said “Magnifico” in a Boxing Scene report.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/30/23/boxing-magsayo-to-campaign-as-super-feather-on-dec-9">Boxing: Magsayo climbs weight, to campaign as super feather on Dec. 9</a></li></ul>“I have full confidence in my ability to win this fight. The plan will be to end the fight early, but I’m prepared to go the distance if need be.”Magsayo&#x27;s climb to the super featherweight class is a comeback after two successive losses.He was the WBC featherweight king, but he lost that crown via a split decision to former WBC super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas of Otumba, Mexico, on July 9 last year.Magsayo tried to rebound by challenging Brandon Figueroa for the interim WBC featherweight belt, but he lost via a lopsided decision.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/05/23/boxing-magsayo-furious-after-ud-loss-to-figueroa">Boxing: Magsayo furious after UD loss, plans to move up in weight</a></li></ul>“I’m coming into this fight having fought some of the best fighters in boxing. My last three fights were all at the world-class level,” he said.“A victory will get me notoriety at 130 pounds, where I feel I can become a two-division world champion. So this fight is very important to my career, and I’m going to come out victorious.”

Former world champion Mark Magsayo wants to make a splash when he makes his initial foray to the super featherweight division.

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Boxing: Magsayo wants to become 2-weight division champ

Boxing: Magsayo wants to become 2-weight division champ

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Published Dec 06, 2023 09:54 PM PHT

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