Month: January 2022

Showtime Championship Boxing is back this Saturday night, with Gary Russell Jr returning from an amazing two-year layoff instead of his standard one-year absence, making a mandatory defense of his WBC featherweight title against challenger Mark Magsayo. Russell (31-1, 18 KO) has held his title since beating Jhonny Gonzalez in 2015, making a whopping five
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Amateur • Issue • Premium England Boxing ‘It’s been an honour to have been a part of amateur boxing.’ As Gethin Jenkins prepares to depart as England Boxing chief executive he speaks to John Dennen about his time at the helm AFTER becoming England Boxing chief executive in 2017, Gethin Jenkins will step down this
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12:48 AM ET The longest active run by a male titleholder in boxing is over. Mark Magsayo upset Gary Russell Jr. by majority decision on Saturday night — 114-114, 115-113 and 115-113 — to claim the WBC featherweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey, taking away Russell’s title after almost seven years with the WBC
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Tugstsogt Nyambayar and Sakaria Lukas fought to a split decision draw in their 10-round featherweight bout, live on SHOWTIME from the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. #NyambayarLukas Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-012222 #Highlights #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The last boxer to share a ring with Gary Russell Jr. believes his next opponent will upset boxing’s longest-reigning male champion. Tugstsogt Nyambayar predicted during an interview with BoxingScene.com that Mark Magsayo will dethrone Russell in their 12-round, 126-pound championship match Saturday night at Borgata Event Center. Russell hasn’t lost
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Posted on 01/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode The mind of Gary Russell Jr. continues to race. The WBC featherweight titlist is still dealing with the mind-numbing pain of losing his younger brother, Gary “Boosa” Russell due to an unexpected heart attack in December of 2020. While he still grieves, Russell Jr. is attempting to find peace
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Showtime Championship Boxing returns tonight, with Gary Russell Jr defending his WBC featherweight title against mandatory challenger Mark Magsayo in the main event. We’ll have full round-by-round coverage starting at 9 pm ET. Wil Esco will be on the call for all three fights on the card, with live updates coming in this stream: Along
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