Gary Russell Jr. felt invincible as his title reign stretched past the five year mark. With the speedy featherweight champion confident that Mark Magsayo would become yet another victim, Russell (31-2, 18 KOs) appeared flustered as a bothersome shoul...
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Gary Russell Jr. has thoroughly enjoyed his time near the top of the featherweight division. Before suffering a shoulder injury in his most recent trip to the ring, Russell presided over the boxing world as the longest-reigning champion.
Gary Russell Jr. was all smiles as he strolled to the ring on January 22nd, earlier this year. Standing across from the Maryland native at the Borgata, Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, was the then-undefeated and unheralded, Mark Magsayo.
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Gary Russell Jr. recognizes that one of his unbeaten younger brothers, Gary Antuanne Russell, isn’t a complete product. The former WBC featherweight champion still feels that the hard-hitting junior welterweight contender can beat anyone in his divis...
Leo Santa Cruz would welcome a fight with the newly crowned champion who upset Gary Russell Jr. next. If Russell gets the opportunity to fight Mark Magsayo again, though, the four-division champion considers a subsequent bout with Russell viable if R...
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Mark Magsayo doesn’t have a contractual obligation to grant Gary Russell Jr. a rematch. Though free to fight any contender ranked within the top 15 by the WBC in his first title defense, even Magsayo’s promoter admitted th...
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Gary Russell Jr. was stunned when Jimmy Lennon Jr. uttered the words, “And the new,” late Saturday night. Russell was certain that, even with just the use of one arm for eight-plus rounds, he had done more than enough to d...
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One thing is likely after Saturday night. The WBC is going to see an increase in the number of times they collect sanctioning fees at featherweight. The long reign of Gary Russell Jr., boxing’s least active titlist over the last six years, is over. R...
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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. - Gary Russell Jr. (31-2-1, 18 KOs) has had a history of injuries and inactivity. Everything caught up with him on Saturday night, when he lost his WBC featherweight title by way of a twelve round maj...
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Magsayo, Russell Fight Photos Gallery - Unbeaten Mark Magsayo defeated longtime champion Gary Russell Jr. by majority decision Saturday night to capture the WBC Featherweight World Championship in the SHOWTIME main event from Borgata Hotel Casino & S...
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Mark Magsayo could not have received higher praise following the most significant win of his career to date. Of course, that comes with having a promoter whose own time in the ring is recognized as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history.
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