On August 12, 2012, the 37-year-old WBA (Regular) super-middleweight world champion, Brian Magee (36-4-1, 25 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler (45-2, 34 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Magee came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Kessler was on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Mikkel Kessler made easy work of Brian Magee, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Kessler improves his record to 46-2 (35 KOs), while Magee adds a loss to his record at 36-5-1.
On March 19, 2011, a 35-year-old Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 31-year-old Romanian boxer Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KOs).
Magee came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Bute was on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 4 days.
Lucian Bute stopped Brian Magee via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. Bute improves his record to 28-0 (23 KOs), while Magee adds a loss to his record at 34-4-1.
On May 26, 2006, a 30-year-old Brian Magee (25-2, 19 KOs) and a 28-year-old British boxer Carl Froch (18-0, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Magee came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Froch was on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 9 days.
Carl Froch stopped Brian Magee via KO in the 11th round. Froch improves his record to 19-0 (15 KOs), while Magee adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On July 16, 2005, a 30-year-old Brian Magee (23-1, 17 KOs) and Vitali Tsypko met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Magee came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 20 days.
Brian Magee lost to Vitali Tsypko via split decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On June 26, 2004, a 29-year-old Brian Magee (22-0, 16 KOs) and a 33-year-old British boxer Robin Reid (36-4-1, 27 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Magee came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Reid was on a -1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Robin Reid defeated Brian Magee via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Reid improves his record to 37-4-1, while Magee adds a loss to his record at 22-1.