Antonio Russell: record, next fight and profile →
In a low contact engagement that brought out the boo birds in spots, 33-year old Jr. lightweight Edner Cherry (35-7-2, 19 KO), 131 ¾, of Wauchula, Florida, won a debatable and oddly wide unanimous ten-round decision over 28-year old Lydell Rhodes (23-2-1, 11 KO), 133, of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the main event Tuesday night at the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The referee was Gary Rosato.
BETHLEHEM, PA. - Unbeaten prospect Antonio Russell (6-0, 5 KOs) will take on Jamaica's Rudolph Hedge (10-3-3, 4 KOs) in a six-round super bantamweight showdown as part of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, June 28 from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
A stacked undercard of action featuring former world champion "Bad" Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 KOs), featherweight contender Ryan Kielczweski (24-1, 7 KOs) and undefeated prospects Antonio Russell (5-0, 4 KOs) and Carlos Gongora (4-0, 3 KOs) comes to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT., on Saturday, April 16.