On March 4, 2023, a 27-year-old Mark Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Brandon Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Magsayo came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days. Figueroa was on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 23 days.
Brandon Figueroa defeated Mark Magsayo via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Figueroa improves his record to 24-1-1, while Magsayo adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On July 9, 2022, the 27-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Mark Magsayo (24-0, 16 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Mexican boxer Rey Vargas (35-0, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Magsayo came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Vargas was on a 35-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Rey Vargas defeated Mark Magsayo via split decision and wins the WBC title. Vargas improves his record to 36-0, while Magsayo adds a loss to his record at 24-1.