Gary Russell Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
(Capital Heights, MD) - 'This is why I don't like doing interviews because my comments during interviews get manipulated and twisted around. I've been sitting back just to see how far this ridiculous article will go' said frustrated WBC World Featherweight Champion Gary Russell, Jr.
by David P. Greisman - We should want better from Danny Garcia and Gary Russell Jr. because they are better. Garcia was the best junior welterweight in the world and is now competing at welterweight, where he won a world title in January. Gary Russell Jr. is toward the top of a very talented pool of featherweights...
New York - With a healed jaw, Scott Quigg (31-1-2, 23 KO's) looks to make an impact in the lower divisions of boxing. A November return date is being eyed for Quigg with the option to return at 122 or 126 pounds.
Josh Warrington retained his lofty world ranking and his fringe belt with a stoppage win in front of an adoring crowd. The Leeds featherweight is still number one with the WBC and remains the custodian of the governing body’s International belt after securing a scintillating early ending of a former world title challenger.
Ask Barry McGuigan about what he wants if his fighter, Carl Frampton, tops featherweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz on Saturday night in Brooklyn, and McGuigan will correct you:
By Keith Idec - If Leo Santa Cruz can overcome Carl Frampton on Saturday night, Santa Cruz-Gary Russell Jr. is the most meaningful fight that can be made within the featherweight division. Santa Cruz would remain unbeaten in that scenario. Russell, meanwhile, has responded well to the only loss of his pro career...
The World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings were released for the month of June, and they highlight the rise of silver featherweight champion, Cristian Mijares (54-8-2, 26KOs).
IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby is hoping to land a big fight in the near future. He feels the weight division is wide open after Vasyl Lomachenko's moved up to super featherweight last weekend and knocked out Roman Martinez to capture the WBO world championship.
Since suffering the first defeat of his pro career, Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16KOs) has been pushing for a rematch with two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko.
After blowing out Patrick Hyland on April 16th on Showtime, WBC featherweight titlist Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16KOs) stated that Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3KOs) - who had beaten him in June of 2014 when they clashed for the vacant WBO crown - had to come and ''see me'' in regards to a rematch in the near future.