Gary Russell Jr.
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Gary Russell Jr. On Chris Colbert Getting KO’d: “He Got His Ass Scorched”
Gary Russell Jr. has never been a fan of Chris Colbert. The Brooklyn native, from his point of view, talks entirely too much trash and seldom backs it up in the ring. After watching Colbert come up woefully short at the hands of Hector Luis Garcia in...
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Gary Russell Jr. Believes That His Brother, Gary Antuanne, Has The “Cheat-code” To Beat Jaron Ennis
Jaron Ennis had his way with practically everyone in the amateurs. His combination of power, speed, and endurance was deadly. So much so that essentially no one had an answer for it. Well, except for Gary Antuanne Russell. All three of his amateur lo...
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Gary Russell Jr. Has Love For Pitbull Cruz But Believes He’d Outclass Him
He doesn’t fight often, but the current hiatus that Gary Russell Jr. is on far exceeds his meager ring appearances. The now 35-year-old was a proud WBC featherweight champion. If not for a freak injury to his right shoulder during his title defense a...
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Gary Russell Jr. On Shakur Stevenson: "He Can Get It"
The competitive fire in Gary Russell Jr. burns a bit brighter than most. For the newly turned 35-year-old, he’s come to accept his defeat at the hands of Mark Magsayo. In part, Russell’s willingness to let it go stems from what he believes was an inj...
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Gary Russell Jr: "I Would Fight Isaac Cruz, I'll Burn His Ass Up"
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. Says Goodbye To The Featherweight Division: "There's No Need To Stay At 26"
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.
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Gary Russell Jr. Unsure If He'll Ever Be The Same Fighter Following Shoulder Surgery
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. Doesn’t Think There’s A Fighter In 140-Pound Division Brother Can't Beat
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...
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Leo Santa Cruz On Gary Russell Fight: It's Still Very Possible; Still A Great Fighter
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...
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Magsayo's Promoter: Gary Russell Absolutely Deserves A Rematch; He Fought Gallantly
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...