Egerton Marcus boxer

Egerton Marcus boxer
bouts
22
won
17
lost
4
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
light heavyweight
Debut
1989-04-14
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1965-02-02
Death
-
Nationality
Canada

Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965 in Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana) is a Canadian retired boxer who won the silver medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Egerton is the third child of five. He has two older brothers (Neville and Christopher D. Amos) and two younger sisters (Sharon and Felicia). Born in Guyana, 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.Won the Middleweight Silver Medal representing Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His results were:Marcus turned pro in 1989 and began his career with fourteen consecutive wins, including a bloody TKO win over former Olympian Andrew Maynard. In 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.In 2000 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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2007-07-21 Carl Gathright WWLLL River Rock Casino, Richmond WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-10-12 Donovan Ruddock WWWWWW Civic Center, Niagara Falls LOST
Technical knockout
2001-02-22 Troy Roberts WLLLLL Edmonton WIN
Technical knockout
1999-10-22 Tim Ray WWWLL Joe Louis Arena, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
1998-02-13 Lyle McDowell WWLLWW Edmonton LOST
Technical knockout
1997-03-11 Brian LaSpada WWLWDL Club Rio, Phoenix LOST
Technical knockout
1995-07-18 John McClain LWLWLW IMA Sports Arena, Flint DRAW
Points
1995-02-11 Henry Maske WWWWWW Festhalle, Frankfurt LOST
Unanimous decision
1994-07-23 Guy Stanford WWLLLL Civic Center, Bismarck WIN
Unanimous decision
1994-04-19 Earl Butler WWWLWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-10-12 Willie Edwards LWLWWW Virginia Beach WIN
KO
1993-05-22 Andrew Maynard LWLWLW RFK Stadium, Washington WIN
Corner retirement
1992-12-01 Art Bayliss LWLWWL Pavilion Convention Center, Virginia Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1992-08-22 John Burney WLLWLL Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon WIN
KO
1992-07-18 Mike Garcia WLWWLL Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1991-11-23 Pat Alley WWLWWW The Omni, Atlanta WIN
Unanimous decision
1991-10-05 Randy Leaks WWLLLW Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno WIN
Technical knockout
1991-08-30 David Martin WWWW Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi WIN
Points
1991-07-27 James Powell debut Scope Arena, Norfolk WIN
KO
1989-07-15 Jay Morgan LLLL Caesars Tahoe, Outdoor Arena, Stateline WIN
KO
1989-04-30 Anthony Jones L Scope Arena, Norfolk WIN
KO
1989-04-14 Leroy Moore L Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout