Super Featherweight Ryan Garner
Super Featherweight Michael Magnesi
Ryan Garnervs Michael Magnesi
Ryan Garner will bid to strike gold when he takes on Silver champion Michael Magnesi for the WBC Interim world super featherweight championship on the pitch at St Mary’s, home of Southampton FC, on Saturday June 20 live on DAZN.
The fight against the 31-year-old Italian will represent the fulfilment of a dream for Southampton local Garner, 28, who has stated from day one his ultimate ambition to fight at the stadium in his home city.
Another Southampton local fighting on the home stage is British light heavyweight champion Lewis Edmondson (11-1, 3 KOs), who will take on European champion Lyndon Arthur (25-3, 16 KOs). Manchester man Arthur collected his belt with
victory over Brad Rea in November. The bout will be for the European and Commonwealth titles.
Ryan Garner (19-0, 10 KOs) remains on the WBC course he set out on in 2023 when he won the International title at York Hall with a third round stoppage of Juan Jesus Antunez.
The Piranha has since made successful defences of the belt against Liam Dillon, Archie Sharp, Salvador Jimenez and Reece Bellotti, adding the British, Commonwealth and European titles along the way.
Garner, who has fought twice closer to home in Bournemouth, is a huge fan favourite in the city and is an ambassador for the Saints Foundation.
Magnesi (26-2, 13 KOs) has previously held the WBC International title held by Garner before becoming IBO world champion in late 2020 following a fifth round stoppage of Patrick Kinigamazi. He successful defended the title twice before travelling over to Manchester to take on Anthony Cacace in September 2022, where the Belfast star prevailed via split decision.
Since that first career setback, Magnesi has won the WBC Silver title, lost it and won it back again in fights against Nike Theran, Masanori Rikiishin and Khalil El Hadri respectively.
Ryan Garner: “This has been my dream all along and now it is coming true. Frank promised me he would make it happen and he has always delivered for me right
from the beginning.
“I believe this will be one of the biggest single sporting events ever to take place in the city and I know that I’ve got the Southampton people behind me. It will just be an amazing occasion, but I have got a job to do against a tough opponent so I can make sure we can do this again and again.
“I am thrilled that we are sticking to the WBC title and, when I win this one, the champion will have no place to hide.”
Promoter Frank Warren added: “I am personally delighted to be putting on this special night for Ryan at St Mary’s. I am extremely fond of Ryan as he has been with us since day one on turning professional at 18 and his talent and potential has always been obvious.
“It has taken a little bit of time to get to this point and through Ryan’s efforts and title successes, I can now deliver on my promise for him to fight at the home of Southampton FC, who have supported him tremendously.
“Winning this fight against Michael Magnesi is Ryan’s gateway to the big time and more major fights and massive occasions.
“I would like to extend my thanks to the staff and officials at Southampton FC for their help in making this happen for Ryan.”
Phil Parsons Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Southampton FC: “This is Ryan’s dream fight and one that means so much to him. He is a proper Saint who is so deserving of completing this journey from watching in the stands to the being the star of the show on the pitch.
“It’s a fantastic moment not just for Ryan, but for the whole city and region to come together and support one of its own on a truly special night.
“We’re honoured to host this fight at St Mary’s Stadium and hope it can be the first of many, bringing more major events like this to the city of Southampton in the future.”
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WINS
19
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LOSES
0
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DRAW
0
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KOs
10
RyanGarner
"The Piranha"
Fighter profileRyan Garner was always destined to become a success in the professional ranks when he turned over at the age of 18 having been a two-time European champion as an amateur.
He remains unbeaten as a professional to this day after 19 fights and his maiden title success came in August 2023 when he won the International title at York Hall with a third round stoppage of Juan Jesus Antunez.
The Piranha has since made notable and successful defences of the belt against Liam Dillon, Archie Sharp, Salvador Jimenez and Reece Bellotti, adding the British, Commonwealth and European titles along the way. On June 20 he will realise his ambition of fighting at Southampton FC for the WBC Interim world super featherweight title against Michael Magnesi.
MichaelMagnesi
"El Animal"
Michael Magnesi has been in the title-winning business since 2018 when he became Italian champion at super featherweight. A year later he was winning the WBC International Silver title and then the IBO Intercontinental title in 2020.
His big breakthrough came in late 2020 when he became IBO world champion following a fifth round stoppage of Patrick Kinigamazi. He successful defended the title twice before travelling over to Manchester to take on Anthony Cacace in September 2022, where the Belfast star prevailed via split decision.
Since that first career setback, Magnesi has won the WBC Silver title, lost it and won it back again in fights against Nike Theran, Masanori Rikiishin and Khalil El Hadri respectively. He will now challenge for the WBC Interim world title against Ryan Garner on June 20 in Southampton.
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WINS
26
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LOSES
2
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DRAW
0
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KOs
13
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Lyndon arthur25(16)-3-0
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