Egerton Marcus

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.

Egerton Marcus
Personal information
BornFebruary 2, 1965
Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Middleweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul Light heavyweight

Early life

Egerton is the third child of five. His mother Joyce Fraser was a boxer in Guiana.[1] 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.[2] He is the nephew of Charles Amos who fought for Guyana in the 1968 Summer Olympics[1] 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.[3]

Amateur career

Egerton won the middleweight silver medal representing Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[4][5] 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.[6] In February 1995, he challenged Henry Maske for the IBF Light Heavyweight Title and lost by unanimous decision.[7] 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.[6]

Life after boxing

Egerton became a member of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).[9]

Egerton ran a boxing gym in Toronto's Liberty Village (The Egerton Marcus Boxing Academy) until the summer of 2006[2] and he still trains amateur boxers.

References
  1. "Fighter Spars With His Mother". New York Times. 1989-07-12. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. "Egerton Marcus". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. "Troy Amos-Ross". Radio Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. Cole, Cam (October 1, 1988). "Marcus fights his heart out". Windsor Star. p. 22. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marcus' courageous effort falls short in bid for gold". The Sault Star. October 1, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Egerton Marcus". Sportenote.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. "Sieg des Geistes über die Physis" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1995-03-13. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. "BoxRec - Egerton Marcus". boxrec.com.
  9. "Egerton Marcus". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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