Paulie Malignaggi ready to retire after loss to Danny Garcia
Bensonhurst Boxer Ready to Call it Quits After Barclays Center Defeat
Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi’s career as a professional fighter more than likely ended right where it began Saturday night.
“I’m probably not fighting again,” the 34-year-old Bensonhurst native painfully admitted moments after his ninth-round TKO loss to unbeaten Danny “Swift” Garcia at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
“You hate to make an emotional decision,” added Malignaggi, who dropped to 33-7 across a 14-year ring career that included a pair of world championships.