Egerton Marcus

Egerton Marcus

Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965 in Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West, Demerara] ) was a boxer from Guyana, who won the silver medal in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul for Canada.

Amateur career

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

Pro 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 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 retired in 2001 with a record of 16-4-1.

Life After Boxing

Egerton ran a boxing gym in Toronto's Liberty Village (The Egerton Marcus Boxing Academy) until the summer of 2006. He is still training with former olympic coach Adrian Teodorescu at the Atlas Gym in Toronto.

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