Comments Thread For: Gary Russell Misses 30-Day Weight Check, Hyland Fight in Doubt

[CaneloMaidana]

Wasn't this fight supposed to happen last week, but canceled do to Thurman-Porter being off? So, shouldn't he have already been in training?

Something seems fishy.

This is his 3rd fight date including last week. It's crazy he was over 138.6

[Luilun]

It's been nearly a year since Gary Russell claimed the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title. He is now at risk of losing the belt without making a single defense. The 27-year old boxer from the greater Washington D.C. area is due to face Patrick Hyland on April 16 at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. However, he first needs to comply by the WBC's rules, which requires all participants submit to 30- and 7-day pre-fight safety weight checks, to ensure that boxers are not losing an abnormal amount of weight in a short period of time.
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Maybe he's going to faint like he did in the Olympics, just do let Leonard Ellerbee find you though

[Eff Pandas]

Who's responsibility is it to do the weigh in? Is Russell supposed to go somewhere to be weighed? Are people supposed to come to him to do it? Did he not go or not let people weigh him? Don't really understand this situation.

I'll be glad when this nutty ass weight cutting bs is ended. Be much simplier for everyone involved to just fight at natural weights & it'd be less dangerous for the fighters on top of all that.