63win Resurgent Mark Magsayo on track for possible title shot next year

Mark Magsayo poses for a picture after defeating Gary Russell Jr. to win the WBC World Featherweight Championship at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on January 23, 2022 in Atlantic City, United States. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines–Former world champion Mark Magsayo kept his grand plans in check.

Magsayo remained on track for a title shot after demolishing Ecuador’s Bryan Mercado inside two rounds in their lightweight bout on Sunday (Manila time) in Long Beach, California.

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The 29-year-old Magsayo displayed his punching power and dropped Mercado four times en route to his 18th career knockout, hiking his record to 27-2.

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Magsayo was aggressive from the get-go and was just simply too good for Mercado (11-7-1, 6KOs). He knocked down Mercado for the first time late in the first round with a vicious left hook to the body.

Magsayo has been on a resurgence since suffering back-to-back defeats at the hands of two-division champions Rey Vargas and Brandon Figueroa.

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The pride of Tagbilaran City, Bohol, who has been residing in California for the past few years, is on a three-fight streak.

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He once held the WBC featherweight strap after edging Gary Russell Jr. by majority decision in January 2022 before losing to Vargas on points six months later.

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Magsayo is rated in the top five by the four major sanctioning bodies, including No. 3 by the WBC and WBO. He is highly likely to contend for a belt next year.

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