Magee is no stranger to tough opponents and fighting against the odds and has become known to the boxing fraternity as one of the toughest campaigners in the division but in order to attain World Glory once more, he will need to step up the pace and defend his interim belt convincingly for the WBA to consider sanctioning a challenge for the regular belt.

The Belfast man still feels he has a lot more left in the tank and can win the title by defending his interim belt and then challenging one of the divisions top contenders later in the year. There are rumours that 2012 will be Magee's final year in the ring and that he wants to go out of the sport with a bang. No confirmation of this has been confirmed by Magee or his team but names of plausible opponents such as Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch have been tossed into the mix as a possible final 'mega fight' to say farewell to his ring career.

However Magee still maintains that he wants at least one final shot at the WBA World Title and the next stepping stone to doing so is defeating Markussen in February.

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