After coming close to world championship glory in 2014, Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), a former United States amateur standout, delivered on his promise in impressive fashion Saturday night, knocking out defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs).
In a battle of two top-ten Junior Middleweights, Jermell Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) edged a close unanimous decision win over Vanes Martirosyan (35-2-1, 21 KOs) at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gary Russell Jr. scored an impressive fourth-round TKO victory over Mexican veteran Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) to earn the WBC Featherweight title.
“I’m back, baby!” said Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) after completely dominating Jo Jo Dan (34-3, 18 KOs) to successfully retain his IBF Welterweight crown at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Brook also called out countryman Amir Khan.
Jhonny Gonzalez, Gary Russell Jr., Jermell Charlo and Vanes Martirosyan weighed in before their respective bouts on Saturday night.
Two days before their important fights live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), this Saturday, March 28, hard-hitting WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title challenger Gary Russell Jr., undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo and once-beaten super welterweight Vanes Martirosyan participated in the final press conference at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The excellent night of fights featuring WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs)defending his title against highly regarded contender Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) and top 154-pound contenders Jermell Charlo (25-0, 11 KOs) and Vanes Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 KOs) squaring offwill be supplemented by a full night of undercard fights featuring first class fighters in tough matchups.
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Showtime presents a world-class doubleheader, featuring Featherweight world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) defending his 126-pound title against lightning fast up-and-comer, Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) in the main event.
Vanes Martirosyan, Jermell Charlo and Gary Russell Jr. participated in a media conference call earlier this week in anticipation of their bouts on Saturday night.
Despite the fact that this Saturday’s fight between Super Welterweights Jermell Charlo (25-0-0, 11 KOs) and Vanes Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 KOs) is not a “title eliminator,” it’s very possible that the winner will receive a title-shot by the end of 2015.
Jhonny Gonzalez is confident about his March 28 fight against Gary Russell Jr. At yesterday's media workout, the 33-year-old WBC Champion even said he'd be looking for the knockout.
Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) returned to the ring tonight with a ten-round unanimous decision win over Christopher Martin (28-5-3, 9 KOs) at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington.
Check out the photos from Vasyl Lomachenko's big victory over Gary Russell Jr. on Saturday, June 21, 2014.
EsNews catches up with RingTV's Dougie Fischer who talks about Vasyl Lomachenko's impressive victory over Gary Russell Jr. on Saturday, June 21, 2014.
On Saturday, June 21, 2014, Robert Guerrero and Yoshihiro Kamegai engaged in a classic StubHub Center war.
