Garner vs. Magnesi Fight Night Preview: Stats & Analysis
The world of boxing turns its attention to St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton. Garner vs. Magnesi is set to fight for the vacant Interim WBC World Super Featherweight title.
The 12-round championship fight will be the main event of Queensberry Promotions, which is expected to be a real thriller. The winner will be just one fight away from challenging for the full WBC world title.
Garner, with a flawless professional record of 19-0, while Magnesi, with significant boxing experience, comes in with a 26-2 record. The duel features a young, undefeated powerhouse facing a seasoned, experienced campaigner. It is, therefore, one of the most compelling super-featherweight confrontations to be seen this year.
This article provides details of the fight, the full undercard, profiles, and the fighters’ professional records. Lastly, our forecast for the fighter who has the slight advantage when they step into the ring for this major showdown.
The Garner vs. Magnesi clash will be available for live streaming all over the world on DAZN. Supporters can watch both the main event and the entire undercard by getting a subscription to the DAZN platform.
Garner vs. Magnesi: Fighters’ Stats
Ryan Garner Stats
Nationality
British
Age
28
Height
5’ 6”
Reach
N/A
Total Fights
19
Record
19-0-0 (10 KO)
Michael Magnesi Stats
Nationality
Italian
Age
31
Height
5’ 6”
Reach
N/A
Total Fights
28
Record
26-2-0 (13 KO)
Garner vs. Magnesi: Fighters’ Profile
Ryan Garner Profile
Ryan Garner is a professional boxer from England. He is also the former British, Commonwealth, and European super-featherweight champion. He is making his way to the ring with an undefeated record in the super-featherweight category.
Professional Career
Ryan Garner has had an incredible professional journey filled with consistent growth and front-line success in the super-featherweight category.
He surprised everyone by remaining undefeated through his first 13 professional contests. This winning streak quickly made him one of the most wanted young boxing talents in Britain. In August 2023, Garner achieved his first major milestone. He defeated Juan Jesus Antunez to lift the vacant WBC Super-Featherweight International belt at York Hall in London. Garner successfully defended his title, getting unanimous decision victories over Liam Dillon in May 2024 and Archie Sharp in July 2024.
His breakthrough moment was in March 2025 when he took the undefeated Spanish boxer, Salvador Jimenez. Garner produced his complete performances to become the European Super-Featherweight Champion at the Bournemouth International Center.
He won even more praise for his work after defeating the current champion, Reece Bellotti, in July 2025. Garner knocked him out in the 12th round and brought both the British and Commonwealth Super-Featherweight titles to his name.
Nevertheless, Garner decided to give up some of his titles. He handed over the European title in October 2025, also losing the British title in January 2026.
In 2026, he was back in the ring with a great performance, stopping Cristian Bielma in a non-title duel in Dublin. He demonstrated that his form was still top-notch. At present, Garner is getting ready to challenge Michael Magnesi for the vacant interim WBC Super-Featherweight title.
Michael Magnesi Profile
Michael Magnesi is an Italian professional boxer who competes in the super-featherweight division. He was born on the 18th of November 1994.
Magnesi reached a peak in his career when he defeated his opponent to become the IBO Super-Featherweight champion in November 2020. He kept the title with him till September 2022, proving his capabilities and performance.
Professional Career
Michael Magnesi began his professional boxing career on 10 October 2015. He won his first fight by a four-round points decision against Carmelo Palermo in Rome.
Within a short span, he gained momentum and improved his record to 11–0. Then he won his first major domestic recognition in June 2018. Magnesi was able to stop Francesco Invernizio via third-round TKO, which helped him take the vacant Italian Super-Featherweight title. A few months later, he secured the title with a unanimous decision victory over Giuseppe Carafa.
Magnesi was challenged for the regional competition in 2019. He carried on with his success by defeating Ruddy Encarnacion through fourth-round corner retirement to win the IBF Mediterranean Super-Featherweight title. Emmanuel López was next, and that was a very impressive tenth-round knockout win for the WBC International Silver Super-Featherweight title. He made another step up by stopping Breilor Teran to win the vacant IBO Inter-Continental Super-Featherweight title.
In November 2020, Magnesi fought Patrick Kinigamazi for the vacant IBO Super-Featherweight title. He dominated from the beginning and finished with a fifth-round knockout, and became a world champion. He kept the title until September 2022; after that, Cacace beat him by split decision in Manchester. Now, it is exciting to see him getting ready to face Ryan Garner for the vacant interim WBC Super-Featherweight title.
Garner vs. Magnesi Fighters’ Record
The tables below summarize the complete professional fight record of Ryan Garner and Michael Magnesi, with results and fight outcomes.
Note: KO = Knockout, TKO = Technical Knockout, UD = Unanimous Decision, SD = Split Decision, MD = Majority Decision, RTD = Retirement, and PTS = Points Decision.
Ryan Garner’s Professional Record
No.
Result
Opponent
Type
1
Win
Ricky Leach
TKO
2
Win
Aleksandrs Birkenbergs
TKO
3
Win
Antonio Horvatic
TKO
4
Win
Johnson Tellez
TKO
5
Win
Rafael Castillo
PTS
6
Win
Tamas Laska
KO
7
Win
Lester Cantillano
PTS
8
Win
Jose Aguilar
TKO
9
Win
Jamie Quinn
PTS
10
Win
Jordan Ellison
PTS
11
Win
Pedro Manuel Gomes
PTS
12
Win
Christian Lopez Flores
PTS
13
Win
Eduardo Valverde
KO
14
Win
Juan Jesus Antunez
TKO
15
Win
Liam Dillon
UD
16
Win
Archie Sharp
UD
17
Win
Salvador Jimenez
UD
18
Win
Reece Bellotti
TKO
19
Win
Cristian Bielma
TKO
Michael Magnesi’s Professional Record
No.
Result
Opponent
Type
1
Win
Carmelo Palermo
PTS
2
Win
Davide Bono
KO
3
Win
Valerio Mazzulla
KO
4
Win
Ciprian Albert
PTS
5
Win
Riccardo Battisti
PTS
6
Win
Nemanja Sabljov
PTS
7
Win
Zeljko Kovacevic
TKO
8
Win
Milan Savic
PTS
9
Win
Milan Delic
TKO
10
Win
Dionisie Tiganas
PTS
11
Win
Baska Tuvdenlhagva
PTS
12
Win
Francesco Invernizio
TKO
13
Win
Giuseppe Carafa
UD
14
Win
Ruddy Encarnacion
RTD
15
Win
Emanuel López
KO
16
Win
Maxwell Awuku
RTD
17
Win
Breilor Teran
RTD
18
Win
Patrick Kinigamazi
KO
19
Win
Khanyile Bulana
TKO
20
Win
Eugene Lagos
TKO
21
Win
Dennis Contreras
TKO
22
Loss
Anthony Cacace
SD
23
Win
Ayrton Osmar Gimenez
UD
24
Win
Nike Theran
UD
25
Loss
Masanori Rikiishi
TKO
26
Win
Kevin Trana
PTS
27
Win
Khalil El Hadri
UD
28
Win
Marcos Gabriel Martinez
PTS
Fight Prediction: Garner vs. Magnesi
Ryan Garner is coming into this fight with a perfect record and the biggest psychological edge of all, momentum. His ring control has improved, and he can dominate 12 rounds without losing his composure. On the technical side, he is a disciplined boxer who prefers to throw sharp combinations. He mainly uses his footwork to score consistently instead of engaging in reckless exchanges. Fighting in England is a big plus, as the home support generally boosts confidence in a close round.
Michael Magnesi has more world-level experience and can show a proven record as a former IBO champion. His aggression and power make him a threat, especially when he is in mid-range exchanges. He can turn the fight around with one powerful punch. But he hasn’t been as active in terms of domination as Garner.
To sum up, Garner’s youth, rhythm, and tactical discipline have a slight advantage. If he stays away from close exchanges and controls the pace, he will be able to outpoint Magnesi.