Gary Russell, Jr.

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Gary Russell, Jr.

Russell in 2010
Statistics
Real name Gary Russell, Jr.
Nickname(s) Mr.
Rated at Featherweight (126 lb)
Super Featherweight (130 lb)
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Reach 61 in (155 cm)
Nationality United States American
Born (1988-06-05) June 5, 1988
Washington, D.C.
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 23
Wins by KO 13
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Bronze Mianyang 2005 Bantamweight

Gary Russell, Jr., (born June 5, 1988 in Washington D.C.) is an American professional boxer in the featherweight division and brother of 2010 National Golden Gloves champion Gary Allen Russell III.[1] After a decorated amateur career that culminated in a spot at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Russell turned pro in 2009 and has since remained undefeated.[2] When he was an amateur, Sugar Ray Leonard compared Russell to himself.[3]

Russell was selected as the 2011 Prospect of the Year by RingTV.com,[4] SI.com,[5] and ESPN.com.[6]

Amateur career and Olympics

Russell, who has three boxing brothers, started boxing in 1995 and is trained by his father. In 2004 he became Junior Olympic Champion.

At age 16, Russell won both the U.S. Championships and the Golden Gloves in 2005. He became one of only two boxers to win both the U.S. Championships and National Golden Gloves before his 17th birthday. In October 2005 the small southpaw boxer-puncher had a record of 163-10.

In November 2005, at the world championships in Mianyang, Russell beat Bulgarian Detelin Stefanov Dalakliev, 25-21, in the first round; dec. Canadian Tyson Cave, 22-9, in the second round; dec. Jordanian Al Gharaghir Ibrahim, 34-13 before losing to German Rustamhodza Rahimov, 28-17 thus winning the bronze medal at age 17 (joining Rau'shee Warren) and was named 2005 USA BOXING Athlete of the year.

Russell repeated his national title win in 2006, at the US championships 2007 injuring his hands in the process.

At the Olympic Trials 2007, Russell sensationally lost to Roberto Marroquin in his first fight (17:18), his first defeat to a countryman in eight years, but beat him twice later and bested national champion Rios to qualify. Russell became only the fourth boxer in U.S. team history to lose in the opening round and rebound to win his weight class, the others were Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr. and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago, Russell beat Ali Hallab to qualify for the Olympics but was beaten soundly by Russia's eventual winner Sergey Vodopyanov 16-6 and didn't medal.

Russell's quest for a medal ended prematurely as he missed the Olympic weigh-in hours after losing consciousness in his Olympic Village dorm room.[7]

Professional career

Russell stopped Antonio Reyes at 0:21 of the third round of his pro debut, as he began his ascension to the top of the division.

Russell Jr made his HBO debut on Saturday night against Leonilo Miranda, the co-feature to the Jan Zaveck vs. Andre Berto main event from the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.[3]

Russell had a stellar 2011, defeating Feider Viloria, Adolfo Landeros, Antonio Meza, and Leonilo Miranda. On July 23 Russell faced Eric Estrada on the undercard for the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Russell put on a brilliant performance winning an easy unanimous decision.[8]

On November 26, 2011, Russell was originally scheduled to face Dat Ngyuen, who was forced to withdraw after suffering a knee injury last week during training camp. Instead, Russell defeated Mexico's Heriberto Ruiz on November 26, 2011 at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio with a stunning knockout at 2:12 in the first round.

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (14 Knockouts, 10 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws [9]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24–0 Mexico Miguel Tamayo KO 4 (8), 1:04 2014-01-30 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23–0 United States Juan Ruiz UD 10 2013-08-09 United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22–0Russia Vyacheslav Gusev UD 10 2013-03-02 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–0Mexico Roberto Castaneda KO 3 (10), 1:25 2012-11-09 United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–0Mexico Christopher Pérez TKO 3 (10), 1:41 2012-06-30 United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–0Mexico Heriberto Ruiz KO 1 (10), 2:12 2011-11-26 United States U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–0Mexico Leonilo Miranda UD 8 2011-09-03 United States Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–0United States Eric Estrada UD 8 2011-07-23 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–0Mexico Antonio Meza KO 4 (8), 2:42 2011-06-17 United States State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–0Mexico Adolfo Landeros UD 6 2011-04-15 United States Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–0Colombia Feider Viloria TD 7 (8), 0:50 2011-01-28 United States Four Points by Sheraton, San Diego, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–0United States Guadalupe de Leon UD 6 2010-10-28 United States L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–0United States Willie Villanueva KO 1 (6), 2:56 2010-09-25 United States Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–0Colombia Mauricio Pastrana TKO 1 (6), 1:46 2010-07-22 United States L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–0Mexico Rodrigo Aranda KO 2 (6), 0:34 2010-06-24 United States L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0Puerto Rico Carlos Diaz KO 1 (6), 1:32 2010-04-16 United States Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0United States Jairo Delgado KO 1 (6), 2:38 2010-02-19 United States Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0United States David Orosco Cano TKO 1 (4), 2:58 2010-01-30 United States Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0United States Rodrigo Romero TKO 3 (4), 0:38 2009-12-18 United States Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Hinckley, Minnesota
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0Mexico Noe Lopez, Jr. UD 4 2009-10-23 United States Laredo Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0United States Jason Jones TKO 1 (4), 0:28 2009-08-07 United States Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino, Primm, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0Mexico Alvaro Muro UD 4 2009-05-01 United States Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0Ecuador John Wampash UD 4 2009-02-14 United States BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0United States Antonio Reyes TKO 3 (4), 0:21 2009-01-16 United States Million Dollar Elm Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma Professional boxing debut.

See also

  • Notable boxing families

References

  1. ↑ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/catching-up-with-mr-gary-russell-jr
  2. ↑ Jones, Mike (2009-08-25). "Gary Russell Jr has a big boxing family". Washington Times. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/8/30/2393347/berto-vs-zaveck-undercard-gary-russell-jr-boxing-prospect-spotlight-hbo-boxing
  4. ↑ Doug Fischer (December 28, 2011). "Readers vote Gary Russell Jr. the Prospect of the Year for 2011". The Ring. Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  5. ↑ Chris Mannix (December 19, 2011). "Prospect of the Year - Gary Russell Jr. - SI.com's 2011 Boxing Awards". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 19, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Dan Rafael (December 27, 2011). "2011 ESPN.com prospect of the year Gary Russell Jr.". ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  7. ↑ "U.S. boxer Russell collapses, out of Olympics - 2008 Olympics - SI.com". CNN. August 8, 2008. 
  8. ↑ "Russell Jr. eager to take the next step after another easy victory". RingTV.com. July 24, 2010. 
  9. ↑ Gary Russell's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com

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