Egerton Marcus

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 Marcus

Personal information
Born	February 2, 1965
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Middleweight World Cup 1985 Seoul Light heavyweight

Early life

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.

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

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. 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.

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decision), 1 Draw[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	6-10-1	Carl Gathright	UD	8	21/07/2007	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada	78-72, 76-74, 76-73.
Loss	37-5-1	Donovan "Razor" Ruddock	TKO	10	12/10/2001	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the tenth round.
Win	8-8	Troy "Trojan" Roberts	TKO	1	22/02/2001	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the first round.
Win	13-12-2	Tim "Sting" Ray	TKO	1	22/10/1999	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the first round.
Loss	20-5-1	Lyle "Iceman" McDowell	TKO	7	13/02/1998	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Loss	27-4-2	Brian LaSpada	TKO	8	11/03/1997	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	20-5-1	John "Yahya" McClain	PTS	12	18/07/1995	Flint, Michigan, United States	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. 116-110, 113-113, 113-113.
Loss	25-0	"Gentleman" Henry Maske	UD	12	11/02/1995	Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany	IBF World Light Heavyweight Title. 110-118, 109-118, 110-118.
Win	14-4-1	Guy Stanford	UD	10	23/07/1994	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Win	14-4	Earl Butler	UD	12	19/04/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 118-110, 117-112.
Win	26-4-1	Willie "Sandman" Edwards	KO	1	12/10/1993	Virginia Beach, United States	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	21-4	"Boxing" Andrew Maynard	RTD	8	22/05/1993	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Maynard's corner threw in the towel.
Win	9-5	Art Bayliss	TKO	11	01/12/1992	Virginia Beach, United States	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the 11th round.
Win	8-8	John Burney	KO	2	22/08/1992	Bayamon, Puerto Rico, United States
Win	4-4	Mike "The Spike" Garcia	KO	1	18/07/1992	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Garcia knocked out at 2:28 of the first round.
Win	7-1-1	Pat Alley	PTS	6	23/11/1991	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	10-3	"Cowboy" Randy Leaks	TKO	5	05/10/1991	Reno, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the fifth round.
Win	4-0	David "Smooth One" Martin	PTS	6	30/08/1991	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win	--	James "Boog" Powell	KO	1	27/07/1991	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	0-4	Jay Morgan	KO	1	15/07/1989	Stateline, Nevada, United States	Morgan knocked out at 0:58 of the first round.
Win	0-1	Anthony Jones	KO	1	30/04/1989	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	0-1	Leroy Moore	TKO	1	14/04/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Life after boxing

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.

References

1. "BoxRec - Egerton Marcus". boxrec.com.