Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs) has officially announced his retirement following a disappointing 8th round knockout loss to WBC International welterweight champion Sam Eggington (20-3, 12 KOs) last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England. Losing to a non-world class fighter had to have been a pretty bitter pill for the 36-year-old Malignaggi to swallow. The news of Malignaggi’s retirement from boxing is somewhat late, as he probably should have retired two years ago following his 9th round TKO loss to Danny Garcia on August 1, 2015. At least that was a world class Eggington is a domestic level guy, who Malignaggi came close to knocking out in the 6th round. Read more http://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/03/malignaggi-announces-retirement/
