Jesse Magdaleno - Fighters – Top Rank Boxing

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Weightclass:: Featherweight
Age:: 21
Birthplace:: Las Vegas, NV
Record:: 14-0, 10 KOs

Height:: 5'4"
Reach:
Managers:: Pat Barry
Trainers:: Pat Barry, Augie Sanchez

biography

Twitter: @jessiejmag
2009 U.S. National Championships (amateur), 119 pounds – Gold Medalist…
2009 National Golden Gloves Championships (amateur), 119 pounds – Gold Medalist…

Only 21 years old, Jessie is a two-year pro. A prospect at 122 pounds, he is a former amateur standout.
He is the younger brother, by five years, of undefeated junior lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno.
Top Rank’s Hall of Fame matchmaker Bruce Trampler said, “Jessie has a chance to be a special fighter in years to come. He was one of America’s best amateurs, and we believe he can become one of our best professionals.”
Jessie is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision win against Jonathan Arellano in his last fight on December 6.
After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: Magdaleno is one of boxing's best prospects. He was a favorite to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, but he ended his bid to make the team when he decided to turn pro in November 2010. Magdaleno dominated Arellano….
Although Magdaleno got caught with a few shots…he did show a good chin. Magdaleno also did a lot of damage, so credit Arellano for lasting the distance despite going down twice.
Magdaleno has a super-fast left hand, which he used to drop Arellano to a knee on a counter shot to the side of the head in the second round. He dropped Arellano again in the sixth round with a combination and was teeing off on him as the round ended. Magdaleno did more damage in the seventh, rocking Arellano's head back and forth with a series of very strong uppercuts. [End Rafael item]
Jessie said, “When I fight, I can be a boxer and at the same time, I can be a brawler. My game, I usually put the pressure...

fight history

Fight by Fight – 2012 - in his last fight on 12-6-12 in Las Vegas, NV, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Jonathan Arellano (13-1-1): the bout was co-featured with the Ray Beltran-Ji-Hoon Kim main event, and Jessie dominated - he consistently outworked Arellano and landed the harder punches; Jessie scored a knockdown with a left hand in the 2nd round; he scored another knockdown with a series of punches in the 6th, and won by scores of 80-70, 80-70, 80-69; after the fight, Jessie said, He caught me with a left hook because I got a little carried away - he surprised me, but I knew what I had to do. I recovered and went right back to what I was supposed to do. I knew he could take some big shots and I was actually happy to go the distance for the experience."...
On 11-10-12 in Las Vegas he knocked out Jose Silveira (14-8): the fight was on the undercard of the Vanes Martirosyan-Erislandy Lara main event, and Jessie quickly overpowered him; he staggered Silveira with a series of punches in the 1st round, then scored a knockdown with left hand that also bloodied Silveira’s nose, and he was counted out at 2:59…
On 8-3-12 in Las Vegas he TKOd Aldimar Santos (17-2): the fight was co-featured with the Mercito Geseta-Ty Barnett main event, and Jessie quickly overpowered him; he scored a knockdown with a series of right hooks in the 1st round, then scored another knockdown with a left hand in the 2nd and the referee stopped the fight at 2:54…
On 6-8-12 in Las Vegas he TKOd 2000 Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos Valcarcel (12-4-4): the fight was co-featured with the Kelly Pavlik-Scott Sigmon main event, and Jessie quickly overhwhelmed him; he scored a knockdown with a left hand in the 1st round – Valcarcel got up, but Jessie rocked him with a series of punches and the referee stopped the fight at 2:25; after the fight,...

background

AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Jessie said, “I was born in Pomona, California. I don’t remember exactly, but we were in Pomona for a couple of years, then we moved back to L.A., where my mom is originally from, and from there we moved to Las Vegas. There’s six of us – I have three older sisters, my older brother Diego, and my younger brother, Marco. Marco boxes as an amateur. My dad played soccer professionally.
“When I was younger, I loved playing soccer – soccer was my passion. But as I started progressing in boxing, I left soccer behind and just stayed with the boxing.
“I was about seven years old when I started boxing. Diego’s about five years older than me. Seeing him training every day, being in the gym, that’s what got me involved in it. I always followed him when I was younger, I wanted to be the same as him.
“Altogether, I had about 138 amateur fights. I remember I had 15 losses.
“I’m naturally righthanded, but I can write with both hands. I broke my right hand when I was in fourth grade and I learned how to write with my left hand.
“I’m a fulltime fighter – 24/7. I’m single, no kids.”…
AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:
2009 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Denver, Colorado, 119 pounds – GOLD MEDALIST: on 6-8-09 he won a 26-10 decision against Ramon Morales of San Ardo, Calif.; in the quarterfinals on 6-10-09 he stopped Isaac Torres of Mission, Tex., in the 3rd round; in the semifinals on 6-11-09 he had a 19-19 draw, but won the tiebreaker against Rau’shee Warren of Cincinnati, Oh.; in the finals on 6-13-09 he won a 17-4 decision against Luis Rosa of East Haven, Conn.…
2009 NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS - Salt Lake City, Utah, 119 pounds – GOLD MEDALIST: on 5-5-09 he won a decision against Brian Paiz of New Jersey;...

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