On December 17, 2021, a 31-year-old Marcus Browne (24-1, 16 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC and IBF title held by 36-year-old Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs).
Browne came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 27 days. Beterbiev was on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 27 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Marcus Browne via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs), while Browne adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On August 3, 2019, a 28-year-old Marcus Browne (23-0, 16 KOs) and a 36-year-old Canadian boxer Jean Pascal (33-6-1, 20 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Browne came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 15 days. Pascal was on a -1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 10 days.
Jean Pascal defeated Marcus Browne via technical decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Pascal improves his record to 34-6-1, while Browne adds a loss to his record at 23-1.