When featherweight Gary Russell Jr. enters the ring against journeyman Juan Ruiz on Friday night, the talented 25-year-old southpaw will do so while keenly aware of his critics, even while claiming to ignore them.
Russell (22-0, 13 knockouts) and WBC titleholder Abner Mares (26-0-1, 14 KOs), for example, have recently engaged in an online dialogue during which Russell has said that it would “be so easy” to defeat Mares, who responded that Russell “hasn’t fought any A-level fighters.”
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