Eleventh fight: Weight 51 kg. Magri, Arbour Youth ABC, defeats G Sutton, Splott YMCA ABC in the final of the 1975 ABA Championships.Twelth fight: Dave Smith again.Thirteenth fight: G Sutton again. Finally, Neil McLaughlin.
First fight, opponent with green shorts: Neil McLaughlin, 25/10/77; K.O. in round two. Second: Dave Smith, British Flyweight Title; 06/12/77. Third fight:? Fourth fight: Ron Cisneros; 20/04/82; T.K.O. round three. Fifth fight: Enrique Rodriguez Cal; 24/02/81; T.K.O. in round two.This was a European Championship fight! Sixth fight:? Seventh fight: Ron Cisneros again. Eighth fight: Aniceto Vargas, 22/01/80; K.O. in round three. Ninth fight: Cisneros. Tenth fight: Enrique Cal again.
Good video this! Magri was a damn good boxer and tes as stated underrated do not hear his name mentioned too often in world circles but he was up there with the best, and never short changed anyone in the ring. Nice amateur footage in there also, yes good job on this clip. Kudos!
@GolfMikeKilo Good old English-meaning? A person's culture is about how they r influenced and Charlie mixed completely with east enders all through his upbringing! He sounds cockney and acts like any other Londoner; Just the same as those with Irish relations etc, so why should he be classed any different? There r many "Brits" who speak another language at home and live with the culture of their parents, but because they're born here we have to accept them as our own! Visit his facebook page!
'ere, lads. I was in London recently and was absolutely thrilled to come across Magri's autobiography in a bookshop in the west end! It's title is 'Champagne Charlie' and it's published by Pennant Books. I'm reading it at the moment and i must say it's a thoroughly enjoyable read.
All the best to Charlie wherever he is nowadays! A real class act!
It is a great little book wrote pretty much like it was Charlie speaking directly to you in his own words. I have some signed copies if anyone wants any. Charlie is still in London and doing fine. There is also a lot of his memorabilia being listed at the end of April on ebay as he sold his pub recently and had no space for it all. A lot of it has been sold already but there are still some nice bits left including the gown he wore when he won the World title
I'm reading his book at the moment. I went to his boozer in Mile end recently, when i was in London, cos i was gonna ask him to sign me book, it was shut and a fella living nearby said he'd moved on anyway! My fav boxer then and still is. Great fighter!
Proper little fighter, Magri was! Thanks for posting. I was a big fan of his back then. Loved his aggressive, two handed punching style. Unfortunately the first time i went to see him fight live at the Royal Albert Hall, he got KO'd by a mexican named Juan Diaz! I was gutted! For all Magri's talent he tended to be too reckless on the attack sometimes and left his chin exposed. Still, no one was happier for him than me when he beat Mercedes for the WBC title! Good times! Thanks for the memories!
No Problem! He was under rated. As an amateur he won 2 junior aba titles then 4 senior ABA titles in 6 consecutive years! then won the British Flyweight title in only his third professional fight - a record that will never be beaten
I believe he had his first world title fight in 1981 and was favourite to win. He lost, but I can't find the name of the person he was up against. Do u know?
@copperpotbaby Thanks very much for putting me out of my misery! I read about this once but there's nothing about this fight anywhere on the web. I believe that it was in the Albert Hall and he should've won but had a bad night!
@charliemagri81 Pity u couldn't reply back when I previously asked u to name all of these above fights! If u were a genuine Magri fan, then you'd definitely be interested about my Magri dedication page! I have since watched each of his fights and can name each opponent, but u continue to quote facts from wikipedia!
@charliemagri81 How the hell was Magri underated? He boxed and achieved the highest goal in a division that is dominated solely by Asians! It is tougher for a westerner to win in this division because our builds r much bigger, whereas, Asians mostly are smaller but their bodies adapt to this and compensate with the muscles of a middleweight, for example! Magri was smaller, but overcame this with his skill, punching power and determination! He is unique to any other boxer!
@copperpotbaby First of all; that might even mean he is even more underrated for not being recnognised for his achievements. As it goes, the Flyweight title changed hands constantly after Avelar was sparked by Prudencio Cardona, and only really achieved stability when Chitalada claimed the title (the 'lineal' title that is, which was the WBC and remains the WBC) but 'Asians' have about the same amount of quality Flys as the Western World does.
I'm related to him
GatorBros 2 months ago
Great Brit boxer !
bogusbod 3 months ago
Eleventh fight: Weight 51 kg. Magri, Arbour Youth ABC, defeats G Sutton, Splott YMCA ABC in the final of the 1975 ABA Championships.Twelth fight: Dave Smith again.Thirteenth fight: G Sutton again. Finally, Neil McLaughlin.
copperpotbaby 5 months ago
First fight, opponent with green shorts: Neil McLaughlin, 25/10/77; K.O. in round two. Second: Dave Smith, British Flyweight Title; 06/12/77. Third fight:? Fourth fight: Ron Cisneros; 20/04/82; T.K.O. round three. Fifth fight: Enrique Rodriguez Cal; 24/02/81; T.K.O. in round two.This was a European Championship fight! Sixth fight:? Seventh fight: Ron Cisneros again. Eighth fight: Aniceto Vargas, 22/01/80; K.O. in round three. Ninth fight: Cisneros. Tenth fight: Enrique Cal again.
copperpotbaby 5 months ago
My uncle knows charlie!
SearchTOM 5 months ago
Good video this! Magri was a damn good boxer and tes as stated underrated do not hear his name mentioned too often in world circles but he was up there with the best, and never short changed anyone in the ring. Nice amateur footage in there also, yes good job on this clip. Kudos!
WELLBRAN 10 months ago
@WELLBRAN also some real hurtfull body punches in there! OUCH!
WELLBRAN 10 months ago
good old "English" east end boy Charlie by way of Tunisia :)
GolfMikeKilo 1 year ago
@GolfMikeKilo Good old English-meaning? A person's culture is about how they r influenced and Charlie mixed completely with east enders all through his upbringing! He sounds cockney and acts like any other Londoner; Just the same as those with Irish relations etc, so why should he be classed any different? There r many "Brits" who speak another language at home and live with the culture of their parents, but because they're born here we have to accept them as our own! Visit his facebook page!
copperpotbaby 5 months ago
Charlie Magri i know him very well he is working with me at the moment he is very very nice man!
MrUKLORD 1 year ago
Charlie Magri; a true great E$nglish featherwieght world boxing champ! I'm glad to be English!
copperpotbaby 1 year ago
English warrior! Enough said!
copperpotbaby 1 year ago
hands up and great stance
charlie was the bollocks
sweetypie000 2 years ago
English pride! We don't have many now who will wear their three lions on their sleeve! Thanks Mag!
copperpotbaby 2 years ago
Magri had real boxing flare and talent; so what that mc kenzie beat him. hea was passed his best, but the duke was boring and a crowd dis-pleaser!
copperpotbaby 2 years ago
A great fighter who rarely was able to get his tactics spot on. He should have been champ in 1981; our British trainers are still complete rubbish!
copperpotbaby 2 years ago
Great to see Magri in action again after so many years. A great body puncher and could bang even at the top level.
AKAKArnott 2 years ago
'ere, lads. I was in London recently and was absolutely thrilled to come across Magri's autobiography in a bookshop in the west end! It's title is 'Champagne Charlie' and it's published by Pennant Books. I'm reading it at the moment and i must say it's a thoroughly enjoyable read.
All the best to Charlie wherever he is nowadays! A real class act!
bodyshotkid 2 years ago
It is a great little book wrote pretty much like it was Charlie speaking directly to you in his own words. I have some signed copies if anyone wants any. Charlie is still in London and doing fine. There is also a lot of his memorabilia being listed at the end of April on ebay as he sold his pub recently and had no space for it all. A lot of it has been sold already but there are still some nice bits left including the gown he wore when he won the World title
charliemagri81 2 years ago
I'm reading his book at the moment. I went to his boozer in Mile end recently, when i was in London, cos i was gonna ask him to sign me book, it was shut and a fella living nearby said he'd moved on anyway! My fav boxer then and still is. Great fighter!
sonofuberman 2 years ago
charlie top boxer i rember him from arbour youth when he boxd the paddy at the club great nite great fighter
i could use charlie in my boxing company he is so well respected and would bring a lot quilty to my firm were is he now ?????
GOOD LUCK " CHARLIE"
wealdnorth 3 years ago
Proper little fighter, Magri was! Thanks for posting. I was a big fan of his back then. Loved his aggressive, two handed punching style. Unfortunately the first time i went to see him fight live at the Royal Albert Hall, he got KO'd by a mexican named Juan Diaz! I was gutted! For all Magri's talent he tended to be too reckless on the attack sometimes and left his chin exposed. Still, no one was happier for him than me when he beat Mercedes for the WBC title! Good times! Thanks for the memories!
bodyshotkid 3 years ago
Thanks for posting - nice to see footage of Charlie, about time more people saw him in action - truly underrated.
rightshoulderdrop 3 years ago
No Problem! He was under rated. As an amateur he won 2 junior aba titles then 4 senior ABA titles in 6 consecutive years! then won the British Flyweight title in only his third professional fight - a record that will never be beaten
charliemagri81 3 years ago
I believe he had his first world title fight in 1981 and was favourite to win. He lost, but I can't find the name of the person he was up against. Do u know?
copperpotbaby 2 years ago
@copperpotbaby he had the title fight in 1979 and thought franco udella
cheesegod211 11 months ago
@copperpotbaby Thanks very much for putting me out of my misery! I read about this once but there's nothing about this fight anywhere on the web. I believe that it was in the Albert Hall and he should've won but had a bad night!
copperpotbaby 10 months ago
@charliemagri81 Has Charlie still got his shop in bethnal green road?
cheesegod211 11 months ago
@charliemagri81 Pity u couldn't reply back when I previously asked u to name all of these above fights! If u were a genuine Magri fan, then you'd definitely be interested about my Magri dedication page! I have since watched each of his fights and can name each opponent, but u continue to quote facts from wikipedia!
copperpotbaby 5 months ago
@charliemagri81 How the hell was Magri underated? He boxed and achieved the highest goal in a division that is dominated solely by Asians! It is tougher for a westerner to win in this division because our builds r much bigger, whereas, Asians mostly are smaller but their bodies adapt to this and compensate with the muscles of a middleweight, for example! Magri was smaller, but overcame this with his skill, punching power and determination! He is unique to any other boxer!
copperpotbaby 5 months ago
@copperpotbaby First of all; that might even mean he is even more underrated for not being recnognised for his achievements. As it goes, the Flyweight title changed hands constantly after Avelar was sparked by Prudencio Cardona, and only really achieved stability when Chitalada claimed the title (the 'lineal' title that is, which was the WBC and remains the WBC) but 'Asians' have about the same amount of quality Flys as the Western World does.
FleaBOXING 2 months ago