Mark Magsayo turns attention to Lamont Roach, hopes to challenge for WBA title this year

After scoring his first significant win in the junior lightweight division, Mark Magsayo is looking to the future at 130 pounds. He hopes that future includes a WBA junior lightweight title.

The 28-year-old from Tagbilaran City, Philippines got the job done this past Saturday, beating former title challenger Eduardo Ramirez by unanimous decision on the Gervonta Davis-Frank Martin undercard in Las Vegas. It wasn’t an encore of Magsayo’s first fight at 130 pounds last December, when he blasted...