Furney
Fights on Judah Undercard Former Michigan fighter Scott Furney has been fighting regularly since his move out-of-state with little notice paid until this past weekend he appeared on the undercard of the Zab Judah – Josh Clottey card. Furney (3-4-1, 1 KO) went head to head against one-time amateur standout Diego Magdaleno on August 2. The two fighters with extensive amateur backgrounds faced-off in a six round junior lightweight bout. Furney dropped a unanimous decision in what was a tie for the longest fight of his career. Magdaleno, a southpaw fighter, won the 2007 U.S. Championships and competed in the Olympic Trials. All four of his fights have occurred in his backyard – Las Vegas – where he trains at Barry’s Boxing, the sanction holder for the recent National Junior Golden Gloves tournament. Furney (3-4-1, 1 KO), who self-reported nearly 100 amateur contests, made his debut in Lansing in early 2007 with a second round TKO loss to Jesse Ennis. Ennis, who was 2-0 following his defeat of Furney, has not fought since. Furney moved to Texas from Waterford after his debut and fought four times each in both ’07 and so far in ’08. As an amateur, Furney fought out of Dale Grable’s Unity Boxing Club in Pontiac. In
the main event of the evening, Joshua Clottey defeated Zab Judah
for the vacant IBF welterweight title. On the undercard, Zab’s
younger brother Joe (3-0) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision
win over Javier Sanchez (1-2).
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