Career
Magee represented Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympic results
Defeated Randall Thompson (Canada) 13–5
Defeated Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon) 11–6
Lost to Mohamed Bahari (Algeria) 9–15
Magee turned professional in March 1999, and fought Dean Ashton at the Bowler"s Arena, Manchester, England on the undercard of a bill that included Damaen Kelly, Michael Brodie and Clinton Woods. He was then defeated in his attempt for the European title.
He lost the fight to Lucian Bute by TKO in the tenth round.
Magee versus Kessler
On 8 December 2012. Brian Magee travelled to Denmark to face "The Viking Warrior" Mikkel Kessler in his home nation with the WBA Super Middleweight Title at stake.
After a quiet 1st round, Magee went to the floor twice in the 2nd after Kessler landed some hard bodyshots.