Sean Gibbons with Mark Magsayo. | Viva Promotions photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo has been pulled out of the historic fiftieth Anniversary Thrilla in Manila card slated for October 29, 2025, on the Sensible Araneta Coliseum.
The event was initially introduced by veteran American boxing author Dan Rafael and was later confirmed by Sean Gibbons, president of MP Promotions, owned by Manny Pacquiao.
Magsayo’s removing from the cardboard got here after his bout with Italy’s Michael Magnesi was finalized for December in a title eliminator below Premier Boxing Champions which can most likely taking place in the US.
The 29-year-old Magsayo earned that chance after scoring a unanimous choice win over Mexican Jorge Mata on the undercard of the Pacquiao–Mario Barrios WBC welterweight title conflict final month.
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MP Promotions nonetheless has a strong struggle card lined-up for the fiftieth anniversary of “Thrilla in Manila” with the reigning WBC world minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem will headline the occasion as he defends his crown towards Siyakholwa Kuse of South Africa. The promotion, staged by MP Promotions, has the complete backing of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Including to the intrigue, Nico Ali Walsh—the grandson of the late three-time heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali—may also seem on the cardboard, making the anniversary celebration much more particular. /csl
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