NATIONAL ПОРТ, Мэриленд. (Апреля 7, 2017) – WBC в полулегком весе мира Гэри Расселл-младший. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Оскар Escandon Суббота, Мая 20 in themain event of SHOWTIME ЧЕМПИОНАТ БОКС from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
The Maryland-native Рассел-младший. (27-1, 16 КО) and the WBC Interim Featherweight Champion Escandon (25-2, 17 КО) will battle in one of boxing’s most talented divisions that continues to deliver exciting action fight after fight. A lineup of exciting co-featured attractions will be announced next week.
“I’m a gladiator getting ready for a tough battle,” Рассел сказал младший. “This is going to be a huge night for my family and I’m glad that the time is here. This will be the first time as pros that I get to fight on the same card as both of my little brothers, (непобежденный легчайший вес) Gary Antonio and (2016 U.S. Олимпиец) Gary Antuanne, plus my brother Gary Allan will work all of our corners. We’re excited to get in the ring and show the fans what we’re capable of doing in the ring.”
“I’ve had to wait for this opportunity to face Gary Russell Jr. and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” сказал Эскандон. “It’s going to be a great fight and I know the fans are going to get their money’s worth. Я чувствую 100 percent healthy and now that the fight is here I am ready to knock him out.”
Tickets for the live event promoted by TGB Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100 и $50,
and are now on sale. Для покупки билетов перейдите на
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The main event is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing.
This bout was originally scheduled to take place on March 11
but was rescheduled after Escandon suffered a back injury in training camp.
Fans who bought tickets for the March 11
show will have their tickets honored on May 20.
“Это будет отличная ночь бокса,” сказал Том Браун, Президент TGB Акции. “The featherweight division is very hot right now with the recent wins by Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. There is something very special going on in the division and this will be another memorable fight. Escandon is a tough warrior who has proven time and again that he doesn’t care about going on the road or where he fights. There are great boxing fans in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region and they are in-store for an exciting night on Мая 20.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Рассел младший, was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Jhonny Gonzalez that earned him the title in March 2015. The 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories over Vyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz and Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Левша, из Capitol Heights, Md., most recently scored a dominant second-round TKO victory over Patrick Hyland in his first title defense in April 2016.
Fighting out of Ibague, Колумбия, Escandon turned pro in 2008 and was undefeated in his first 22 Профессиональные бои. Escandon won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2014 when he defeated Tyson Cave in his U.S. дебют. He earned his shot at Russell Jr. last March when he survived an early knockdown to score a knockout victory over Robinson Castellanos in the seventh round of their showdown in Washington, D.C.
