Jose Valenzuela vs. Gary Antuanne Russell still locked in for March 1
Jan 16, 2025 • 5:43 AM ET
Despite speculation to the contrary, it looks like the fight between WBA 140lbs champion Jose Valenzuela and Gary Antuanne Russell is staying on March 1.
Several reports had indicated that it could be brought forward to join a PBC on Prime not pay-per-view card in February that is topped by Elijah Garcia-Terrell Gausha.
That bill was originally headed to Florida but could now be in Los Angeles or, depending on fires, Minnesota.
Southpaw Valenzuela, 14-2 (9 KOs), won the title with a split decision victory over Isaac Cruz last August. Russell, 17-1 (17 KOs), lost to Albert Puello in June.
The March 1 bill, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, is topped by Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach.
A source told BoxingScene: “Looks Rayo-Gary Antuanne will remain on Tank card.”
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
