Former Commonwealth featherweight champion Paul Truscott is on the next plane back to the United Kingdom after learning that he would no longer be facing unbeaten 126-pound prospect Gary Russell Jr. in Las Vegas this Saturday.
Save for the hardcore, not too many fight fans outside the United Kingdom know much about Paul Truscott after he was announced to be undefeated featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr.’s opponent this Saturday.
Unbeaten southpaw featherweight Gary Russell Jr. of Capitol Heights, MD., will pursue his 11th knockout and his 17th win without a loss when he meets the twice-beaten Paul Truscott of England on the undercard of the July 23 main event featuring WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan of England against southpaw IBF titlist Zab Judah of Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, according to a report by Ryan Maquiñana of MaxBoxing.com/Comcast SportsNet.