Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo eyes a big win over Jorge Mata in the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Mario Barrios fight, looking to kickstart his quest for a super featherweight title shot.
Former world champion Mark Magsayo looks to take a big step toward his two-division title dream as he clashes with Mexico’s Jorge Mata in a 10-round super featherweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, July 20 (PH time).
Magsayo (27-2, 18 KOs), the former WBC featherweight champion, is riding a three-fight win streak and hopes to extend that momentum with an emphatic victory over Cuellar (21-2-2, 13 KOs).
Both fighters came in at 129 pounds during the official weigh-in.
Magsayo last appeared on a Manny Pacquiao headliner in 2021, where he memorably knocked out Julio Ceja in the 10th round on the undercard of Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas.
Now, he’s back under the bright lights of a Pacquiao-led event, as the eight-division legend takes on Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight crown in the main event.
The Bohol-born boxer reached the pinnacle in 2022 after dethroning longtime champion Gary Russell Jr. for the WBC featherweight title, but lost it in his first defense to Rey Vargas.
Since then, he’s steadily rebuilt, and a win over Cuellar could launch him back into title contention.
(With reports from Kiko Demigillo)
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