Introduction
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.
Early life
Egerton is the third child of five. His mother Joyce Fraser was a boxer in Guiana. 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. 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
Egerton 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 February 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 | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 6-10-1 | Carl Gathright | UD | 8 | 21/07/2007 | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 37-5-1 | Donovan Ruddock | TKO | 10 | 12/10/2001 | Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 8-8 | Troy 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 Ray | TKO | 1 | 22/10/1999 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the first round. |
| Loss | 20-5-1 | Lyle 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, U.S. | WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 20-5-1 | John McClain | PTS | 12 | 18/07/1995 | Flint, Michigan, U.S. | WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 25-0 | Henry Maske | UD | 12 | 11/02/1995 | Frankfurt, Germany | IBF Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 14-4-1 | Guy Stanford | UD | 10 | 23/07/1994 | Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |
| Win | 14-4 | Earl Butler | UD | 12 | 19/04/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | NABF Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 26-4-1 | Willie Edwards | KO | 1 | 12/10/1993 | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | NABF Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 21-4 | Andrew Maynard | RTD | 8 | 22/05/1993 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Maynard's corner threw in the towel. |
| Win | 9-5 | Art Bayliss | TKO | 11 | 01/12/1992 | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | 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 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Win | 4-4 | Mike Garcia | KO | 1 | 18/07/1992 | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Garcia knocked out at 2:28 of the first round. |
| Win | 7-1-1 | Pat Alley | PTS | 6 | 23/11/1991 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Win | 10-3 | Randy Leaks | TKO | 5 | 05/10/1991 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 4-0 | David Martin | PTS | 6 | 30/08/1991 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| Win | -- | James Powell | KO | 1 | 27/07/1991 | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Win | 0-4 | Jay Morgan | KO | 1 | 15/07/1989 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | Morgan knocked out at 0:58 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-1 | Anthony Jones | KO | 1 | 30/04/1989 | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Win | 0-1 | Leroy Moore | TKO | 1 | 14/04/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Life after boxing
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.