Gary Russell Jr. 125.5 vs. Mark Magsayo 125.5
(WBC featherweight title)
Note: Russell made the 126-pound weight limit on his second attempt.
Subriel Matías 140.5 vs. Petros Ananyan 141
(Contracted weight limit: 141 lbs.)
Tugstsogt Nyambayar 128 vs. Sakaria Lukas 127.5
(Contracted weight limit: 128 lbs.)
Venue: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ
Promoter: TGB Promotion
TV: Showtime
Does Russel still has a belt ? How is that possible ?
His mandatory is due once a year, he basically fights once a year. I think all but one of his defenses have been mandatories.
He hasn’t lost yet.
He was dominated by Loma.
Was not counting that. We all know he has a loss.
…and he was never dominated.
I hope Magayso wins…. but he probably doesn’t stand a chance.
Matias Ananyan is going to be a war. I don’t think Ananyan has fought since their last fight. Matias is a warrior – I dont see him having a long career without serious risk to his health.
This going to be tuff for garry
I really do think garry Russell run is over I think this guy will beat russell,When have u ever none garry to have problems with his weight…something not sitting well with me…he was strait up scared to fight haney…let’s b real…he capped his way out of that fight
I am afraid Russell is going down in the laye rounds.. I just hope is the other way around
when someone doesnt fight in a while who knows what could happen if magsaayo is a warrior it might be a good fight
Taking a closer look at Magasyo…. he doesn’t stand a chance. Russell by ko in 6…. Hope I’m wrong though. Give that title to someone who wants to fight!
I’m right there with you. I’d prefer if Magsayo won, he certainly couldn’t be a worse champion than Russell. But for him him to win, I think Russell would have had to have lost A LOT over the last two years.
Russell has fast hands and solid skills. He likes to stay back and keep distance. He’s a decent counter puncher but not a hard hitter. Magsayo is tough and hits hard but is easily timed by good counters. So I think this fight will be close and can go either way. Gary will look good early and could very well win a decision. But i bet freddie roach has a plan to push russell backwards. magsayo will take a lot of punches coming forward but i think he will eventually catch and hurt russell and maybe even stop him late. When you age, the First thing to go is stamina, then speed, then power. I think this is the last decent fight russell has in him and he better let his hands go if he wants to win. Im calling russell to win more rounds, but he will get dropped. He either wins a decision or gets stopped depending if he is able to shake off the knockdown.