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Gary Russell, Nyambayar Meet All WBC Weight Checks

Gary Russell, Nyambayar Meet All WBC Weight Checks

Jake Donovan

•Feb 5, 2020

For all of the talk of his infrequent fight schedule, Gary Russell Jr. stays ready for the opportunities that eventually come his way. The long-reigning featherweight titlist is already well within the divisional weight limit for his upcoming mandatory defense versus Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyamyabar (11-0, 9KOs). Both boxers have complied with the pre-fight safety regulations as required by the World Boxing Council (WBC), whose title will be at stake for their headliner this weekend at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania (Saturday, SHOWTIME, 9:00pm ET).

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Gary Russell Jr. vs. Nyambayar Tops SHO Tripleheader, Feb. 8th

Gary Russell Jr. vs. Nyambayar Tops SHO Tripleheader, Feb. 8th

Random Hits

•Jan 6, 2020

WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will defend his 126-pound crown against unbeaten mandatory challenger Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar Saturday, February 8 live on SHOWTIME from PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.

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Gary Russell-Tugstsogt Nyambayar Set For 2/8 On Showtime

Gary Russell-Tugstsogt Nyambayar Set For 2/8 On Showtime

Keith Idec

•Dec 17, 2019

Gary Russell Jr. is set to end what will become his shortest layoff in five years. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that Russell will make a mandatory defense of his WBC featherweight title against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8. Showtime will televise the Russell-Nyambayar bout as the main event of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcast expected to take place at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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Leo Santa Cruz: I'll be in Hall of Fame with Davis, Russell fights

Leo Santa Cruz: I'll be in Hall of Fame with Davis, Russell fights

Manouk Akopyan

•Dec 10, 2019

Leo Santa Cruz never thought he’d be a world champion during his formative years as a teen. When he won his first world title in 2012, he compared it to winning the lottery. Last month, Santa Cruz made his junior lightweight debut against Miguel Flores and hit the jackpot by winning a title in a fourth weight class (vacant WBA 130 pound title). In doing so, he joined recently crowned light heavyweight champion Canelo Alvarez as well as Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Jorge Arce as the only Mexican crownholders across four divisions. Santa Cruz also has won titles at the 118, 122 and 126-pound divisions.

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Frampton: Not A Chance In Hell Santa Cruz Fights Gervonta Davis

Frampton: Not A Chance In Hell Santa Cruz Fights Gervonta Davis

Keith Idec

•Nov 29, 2019

By Keith Idec - Carl Frampton watched from a ringside seat Saturday night in Las Vegas as Leo Santa Cruz comfortably beat Miguel Flores to become a four-weight world champion. Frampton wasn’t overly impressed by Santa Cruz’s unremarkable performance in his 130-pound debut. The former featherweight and super bantamweight champion...

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Leo Santa Cruz: I Want Gervonta Davis or Gary Russell

Leo Santa Cruz: I Want Gervonta Davis or Gary Russell

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•Nov 24, 2019

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs) became a four-division world champion by capturing the WBA Super Featherweight with a unanimous decision over Miguel Flores (24-3, 12 KOs).

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Josh Warrington Says Talks Have Begun For Shakur Stevenson

Josh Warrington Says Talks Have Begun For Shakur Stevenson

Ron Lewis

•Nov 14, 2019

Josh Warrington says that talks have started for a unification fight against Shakur Stevenson, even though his preference for his next fight would see him face Gary Russell Jr instead. Stevenson, 22, won the WBO featherweight title by beating Joet Gonzalez last month in Reno and Warrington, the IBF champion from Leeds, says he is more than happy to face him next, as he tries to nail down a unification fight that eluded him this year.

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Gary Russell vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar Ordered By WBC

Gary Russell vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar Ordered By WBC

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 23, 2019

Wednesday morning at the WBC’s 57th annual convention at the Grand Oasis Cancun was devoted mainly to ratings. The afternoon assembly meeting was devoted to mandatory defenses.

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Warrington: If Gary Russell, Can, Stevenson Want Me - I'm Here!

Warrington: If Gary Russell, Can, Stevenson Want Me - I'm Here!

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 13, 2019

IBF featherweight world champion Josh Warrington was way too much for French challenger Sofiane Takoucht at Leeds Arena. Unlike his last fight, which was a boring decision win over mandatory challenger Kid Galahad, Warrington came out firing bombs to the head and body, and blew right threw Takoucht in two rapid rounds.

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Leo Santa Cruz: Dad Thought Gary Russell Was Rico Ramos

Leo Santa Cruz: Dad Thought Gary Russell Was Rico Ramos

Keith Idec

•Sep 29, 2019

LOS ANGELES – It wasn’t just that Jose Santa Cruz didn’t understand what Gary Russell Jr. was saying in that viral video last weekend. Leo Santa Cruz’s father/trainer didn’t even know it was Russell filming him in a locker room at Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California. According to Leo Santa Cruz, his father mistook Russell for another boxer when Russell put his arm around Jose Santa Cruz, admiringly touched his gold chains and called out his son for “ducking” him.

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