MARK “Magnifico” Magsayo will fulfill a childhood dream of fighting in his hometown when he faces Japan’s Shota Hayashi in his hometown of Bohol on Nov. 25. SKY subscribers can watch the fight live at 6 p.m. through SKY Sports Pay-Per-View.
Magsayo goes into the fight undefeated, with a record of 17 wins, 13 of which are knock outs, giving him a 76 KO percentage. He is currently number two in the WBO featherweight class and ninth in the WBC featherweight class.
The 22-year-old undefeated boxer from ALA Boxing Gym will defend his WBO International featherweight belt against an experienced fighter from Japan, Shota Hayashi (30-6-1, 16 KO). Hayashi is an accomplished fighter with almost 40 matches under his belt. He defeated Filipino Markquil Salvana in his last fight.
Hayashi is a dangerous fighter and the promoters are using this fight to test Magsayo’s readiness for a world title fight. The young Filipino fighter is eyeing to battle Oscar Valdez for the WBO featherweight world championship.
Albert Pagara (28-1, 19 KO) and Jeo Santisima (14-2, 13 KO) will also fight in the main card against Tanzanian Mohammed Kambaluta (17-3, 6 KO) and Indonesian Kichang Kim (8-4, 2 KO), respectively.
