Magee's highest profile fight was against Ricky Hatton for the WBU Light Welterweight Title which took place at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 1 June 2002 and was billed as "Anarchy in the UK" and was a 20,000 ticket sell out.
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Magee's sights were then set on a fight with Manchester's Ricky Hatton and continued his winning streak with a further ten straight wins, seven inside the distance, including wins over Kenya's Joseph Miyumo, Shea Neary and Jonathan Thaxton to line up a super-fight with Hatton.
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Magee's chance to fight for his first title belt took place in 30 November 1998 when he challenged experienced Preston based fighter Paul Burke for his Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title in Manchester, England on the Mayhem in Manchester bill which included Howard Eastman, Steve Foster and Clinton Woods.
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Magee's first twelve fights took place in a variety of locations such as the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, U.S. and England and against a variety of opposition including journeymen such as Steve McGovern, Kevin McKillan and Karl Taylor as well as future NABF Welter and Light Middleweight title holder Teddy Reid.
Eamonn Andrews | John Gillespie Magee, Jr. | Specky Magee | Eamonn Walker | Bryan Magee | Rusty Magee | John Gillespie Magee | Maniac Magee | Magee Secondary School | Magee College | Jimmy Magee | Éamonn Scallan | Eamonn Melaugh | Eamonn Holmes | Eamonn Fingleton | Eamonn Darcy | Carl Magee | William A. Magee | Robert Magee | Philip Magee | Michael Magee | Éamonn Taaffe | Éamonn Ryan | Eamonn O'Keefe | Eamonn O'Kane | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Éamonn Ó Ciardha | Eamonn McCann | Eamonn Mansfield | Éamonn Mac Thomáis |