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Gary Russell Jr. will defend his WBC Featherweight title against Joseph Diaz on May 19 at the MGM National Harbor.
Gary Russell Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) defended his WBC Featherweight title for the second time Saturday night, May 20 in front of more than 2,000 people at the MGM National Harbor. With this victory under his belt and another successful title defense, who should Gary Russell Jr. face next?
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, live from the MGM National Harbor, "Mr." Gary Russell Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) put on a crowd-pleasing performance as he defended his WBC Featherweight world title with a seventh-round stoppage over the outmatched No. 1 title contender, Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs).
On Saturday, at the MGM Grand National Harbor, Gary Russell, Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) retained his WBC Featherweight title by Round 7 TKO over mandatory challenger Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) to a raucous crowd in Oxon Hill, MD.
On Friday, May 19, 2017, Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon hit the scales ahead of their championship bout on Saturday night.
Featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. and top challenger Oscar Escandon square-off in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday, May 20 from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, Showtime Championship Boxing presents a split-site championship double header.
Featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. and top challenger Oscar Escandon went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they square-off in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, May 20 from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon Saturday, May 20 in themain event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
According to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, the Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar Escandon matchup that was originally scheduled for March 11, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2017.
ESPN.com's Dan Rafael is reporting that the March 11 fight card at the MGM National Harbor has been postponed.
On Thursday, February 16, 2017, Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) joined Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) to officially announce their March 11 bout at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD.
On Saturday, March 11, 2017, WBC Featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) will make the second defense of his title when he faces mandatory challenger, Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs).
Today, USA Today reported that Stephen Espinoza informed them that a title doubleheader is indeed in the works for March 11 at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.
