Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has confirmed an assertion by featherweight Gary Russell Jr. that a bout with Jhonny Gonzalez is being considered following Gonzalez’s first-round knockout that dethroned Abner Mares as the WBC’s beltholder on Saturday night.
During Saturday’s post-fight press conference, Schaefer called Russell “the perfect opponent” for Gonzalez, adding that it was a “Big fight.”
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