PROFESSIONAL
bout
John Magda, BS ’23, AAS ’21
A constant cycle of goal setting, persevering and rallying prepared John Magda for anything. 14
John Magda began his career as a maintenance technician at a New Jersey shopping mall. Through an affinity for
learning, he now oversees his company’s engineering initiatives across three states. But before that career came to fruition, he had to hang up his gloves. As a professional middle-weight boxer, Magda had a record of 11 wins and 1 loss in his weight class. During his career as an amateur boxer, the Rutherford, N.J., native was ranked 2nd in the country, won numerous New Jersey titles and
competed as a member of the United States National Boxing Team. “When my boxing career ended, I took what I learned from the sport, combined it with my work ethic and applied it to my professional career. I was successful in my boxing career because I trained 7 days a week, ran further, worked harder and out-hustled my competition. I was never the most skilled fighter, I just