Comments Thread For: Nyambayar: I Was Just Waiting To Fight Russell; Wanted Him Sooner

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Gary Russell Jr.'s lengthy layoffs usually are a prominent topic of discussion whenever the talented featherweight champion defends his title. On Saturday night, however, Russell will encounter an opponent who's been out of the ring for an even longer amount of time than him. Tugstsogt Nyambayar, the mandatory challenger for Russell's WBC 126-pound championship, hasn't fought in over a year, not since out-pointing Claudio Marrero in a 12-round elimination match last January 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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All the stats and experts scream GRj by UD. And yet... Is this the year of the upset? After Pascal, Rosario, Diaz... why not Nyambayar?