Gary Antuanne Russell

Gary Antuanne Russell (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented the United States in the light welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was controversially eliminated in the third bout.[2] He is the younger brother of former WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.[3]

Gary Antuanne Russell
Statistics
Real nameGary Antuanne Russell
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-06-14) June 14, 1996
Capitol Heights, Maryland, U.S.[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins17
Wins by KO17

All five brothers in his family are named Gary after their father Gary Russell, Sr. Four of them are competitive boxers, trained by their father.[4] On May 20, 2017, he won his professional debut by first-round technical knockout (TKO).[5]

Professional boxing record

17 fights 17 wins 0 losses
By knockout 17 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
17 Win 17–0 Kent Cruz KO 1 (10), 2:39 Aug 12, 2023 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Rances Barthelemy TKO 6 (10), 0:50 Jul 30, 2022 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Viktor Postol TKO 10 (10), 2:29 Feb 26, 2022 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Won vacant WBA Continental Americas super lightweight title

14 Win 14–0 Jovanie Santiago RTD 6 (10), 3:00 May 29, 2021 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Jose Marrufo KO 1 (10), 3:00 Feb 8, 2020 PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Juan Huertas TKO 2 (10), 2:05 Nov 2, 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Luis Castillo KO 1 (8), 0:30 Sep 21, 2019 Rabobank Theater, Bakersfield, California, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Larry Ventus TKO 3 (8), 3:00 Jul 13, 2019 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Marcos Mojica KO 4 (8), 2:56 May 18, 2019 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Roberto Almazan TKO 2 (6), 1:13 Jan 26, 2019 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Jose Arturo Esquivel TKO 1 (8), 0:55 Aug 4, 2018 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Wilmer Rodriguez KO 1 (6), 1:04 May 19, 2018 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Andrew Rodgers TKO 3 (4), 1:24 Apr 21, 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Keasen Freeman TKO 2 (4), 2:59 Mar 3, 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Larry Yanez TKO 1 (4), 2:01 Nov 21, 2017 The Coliseum, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Jesus Lule TKO 1 (4), 0:19 Sep 10, 2017 Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Josh Ross TKO 1 (4), 2:25 May 20, 2017 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.

References

  1. Gary Russell. nbcolympics.com
  2. Gary Russell Archived August 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Kilgore, Adam (August 10, 2016). "He's certainly not the first Gary Russell to box, but he's the first to win an Olympic bout". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. Gary Antuanne Russell. teamusa.org
  5. "BoxRec: Gary Antuanne Russell".
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