Andres Cortes took down Mark Magsayo by unanimous decision tonight, with official scores of 97-93 across the board. That final tally, though, barely scratches the surface of what was an absolutely wild ride in the ring, featuring multiple overturned knockdowns, bizarre body language, and one fighter who just could not stay on his feet. Seriously, what a chaotic night!
The Early Rounds Were a Knockdown Carousel
The fight started hot with Magsayo coming out aggressive in the first, but Cortes was sharp, ready to counter immediately. Magsayo made some adjustments in the second, hitting the body with much better results and making it an entirely different fight, evening up the blogger’s card at 19-19. Then things got weird in round three. Magsayo suddenly found success landing upstairs after consistent body work, but then he touched the canvas from a body shot, and it was ruled a knockdown. He did not even argue. Cortes took the round 10-8. But then came the reviews! The knockdown call from round three was overturned in round four, making it a 10-9 Cortes round. Then in that very same round four, Magsayo went down to a knee while holding at the waist and it was ruled a knockdown *again*! The blog even called his body language “strange.” Cortes took that one 10-8. But wait, there’s more. Round five started with *another* review overturning *that* knockdown from the previous round, resetting things to Cortes taking the round 10-9. Cortes was landing good overhands at close range, while Magsayo looked to hold often, visibly breathing heavy already, showing signs of weak legs. Questions about his physical condition were already mounting, and it was only round five.
Cortes Dominates While Magsayo’s Legs Fail Him
From round six on, Cortes just looked like the better schooled fighter, leading and countering effectively. Magsayo started to show mounting frustration, getting beaten at every range. Round seven really highlighted Magsayo’s issues: he touched the canvas again, but it was ruled no knockdown. The commentary was blunt, saying he has “touched the canvas more than just about any fighter I’ve seen” and it felt like his legs were weak, not from punches. Then he touched the canvas *yet again* in the same round and still got a fortunate no-knockdown call. Cortes was absolutely having his way. Magsayo did get a momentary boost in round eight, opening a cut on Cortes’ right eye that spurred some aggression. He even landed a big left hook in round nine that briefly stunned Cortes. But nobody really looked to close the fight emphatically in round ten, which undeniably benefited Cortes who was clearly up on the cards.
Andres Cortes ultimately secured the unanimous decision, 97-93 across the board. The real question leaving this undercard? What does Magsayo do now after a performance riddled with “weak legs,” questionable physical condition, and a bizarre tendency to repeatedly hit the canvas? That’s what fight fans will be talking about for a while. This all went down before Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn even stepped into the ring for what is hyped as one of boxing’s biggest fights of 2026!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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