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NATIONAL HARBOR (מאי 7, 2018) – The Russells of Capitol Heights, Maryland will team up again for an exciting night of boxing for their hometown fans. Three of the five boxing brothers, all trained by their father, גארי, האב, will compete on the same card for the second time in their careers at MGM National Harbor in Maryland on Saturday, מאי 19.
The event is headlined by Gary Russell, ג 'וניור. defending his featherweight world title against mandatory challenger Joseph Diaz Jr. חי על ההצגה מתחילה (10 p.m. ET / PT). His brothers, סופר קל גארי אנטואן ראסל וbantamweight גארי ראסל אנטוניו will compete in separate non-televised bouts on the undercard.
כרטיסים לאירוע, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Golden Boy Promotions, are on sale now and are available by visiting http://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
The 21-year-old Gary Antuanne (5-0, 5 קוס) will take on Wilmer Rodriguez (9-2, 7 קוס) in an eight round 140-pound match. Russell was a member of the U.S. boxing team at the 2016 משחקים אולימפיים. He made his professional debut fighting on the same card as his other two brothers at MGM National Harbor last May 20 when he scored a TKO victory over Josh Ross. With his brothers and father working his corner at his last fight, he scored a stoppage victory over Andrew Rodgers in Brooklyn on April 21.
Gary Antonio (10-0, 8 קוס) will battle Esteban Aquino (12-4, 7 קוס) in an eight-round bantamweight match. Russell scored a knockout victory over Marco Antonio Mendoza Chico in his last fight on Nov. 21 and the card with his brothers last May 20, the 25-year-old Russell stopped Jovany Fuentes for a TKO victory.
In additional undercard action, Cobia Breedy (10-0, 4 קוס) will fight in an eight-round featherweight match and עמנואל Aleem (17-1-1, 10 קוס) steps into the ring for a 10-round middleweight match. יותר, Moshea Aleem (4-1-2, 2 קוס) קרבות Rayton Okwiri (2-0, 1 KO) in a six-round super welterweight match and Brandon Quarles(18-4-1, 9 קוס) clashes with Fred Jenkins, ג 'וניור. (10-5, 3 קוס) בהתקף welterweight סופר שמונה עגול.
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