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Egerton Marcus

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Born	February 2, 1965 Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Canada Olympic Games Silver 1988 Seoul Middleweight World Cup Silver 1985 Seoul Light heavyweight

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. 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. He is the nephew of Charles Amos who fought for Guyana in the 1968 Summer Olympics 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.

Amateur career

Egerton won the middleweight silver medal representing Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 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. In February 1995, he challenged Henry Maske for the IBF Light Heavyweight Title and lost by unanimous decision. 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.

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decision), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	6-10-1	Carl Gathright	UD	8	21/07/2007	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	37-5-1	Donovan Ruddock	TKO	10	12/10/2001	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.	Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the tenth round.
Win	8-8	Troy Roberts	TKO	1	22/02/2001	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the first round.
Win	13-12-2	Tim Ray	TKO	1	22/10/1999	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the first round.
Loss	20-5-1	Lyle McDowell	TKO	7	13/02/1998	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Loss	27-4-2	Brian LaSpada	TKO	8	11/03/1997	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	20-5-1	John McClain	PTS	12	18/07/1995	Flint, Michigan, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	25-0	Henry Maske	UD	12	11/02/1995	Frankfurt, Germany	IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	14-4-1	Guy Stanford	UD	10	23/07/1994	Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Win	14-4	Earl Butler	UD	12	19/04/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	26-4-1	Willie Edwards	KO	1	12/10/1993	Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	21-4	Andrew Maynard	RTD	8	22/05/1993	Washington, D.C., U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Maynard's corner threw in the towel.
Win	9-5	Art Bayliss	TKO	11	01/12/1992	Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the 11th round.
Win	8-8	John Burney	KO	2	22/08/1992	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Win	4-4	Mike Garcia	KO	1	18/07/1992	Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Garcia knocked out at 2:28 of the first round.
Win	7-1-1	Pat Alley	PTS	6	23/11/1991	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Win	10-3	Randy Leaks	TKO	5	05/10/1991	Reno, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the fifth round.
Win	4-0	David Martin	PTS	6	30/08/1991	Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	--	James Powell	KO	1	27/07/1991	Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Win	0-4	Jay Morgan	KO	1	15/07/1989	Stateline, Nevada, U.S.	Morgan knocked out at 0:58 of the first round.
Win	0-1	Anthony Jones	KO	1	30/04/1989	Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Win	0-1	Leroy Moore	TKO	1	14/04/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Life after boxing

Egerton became a member of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).

Egerton ran a boxing gym in Toronto's Liberty Village (The Egerton Marcus Boxing Academy) until the summer of 2006 and he still trains amateur boxers.

See also

In Spanish: Egerton Marcus para niños