Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) bakal nggawe nimbali page kang Title WBC Featherweight World nalika piyambakipun njupuk ing Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) ing BANDILA juara boxing^® acara utama ing Setu, Jan. 14 saka Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino di Las Vegas, manggon ing BANDILA (10:45 P.M. Lan/PT, telat ing West Coast).

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“Iku arep kanggo njupuk kabeh skills lan kabèh Arsenal kanggo defend sabuk ing November 14,” said Russell Jr. “Escandon iki kuwat, fighter awet karo akèh daya. Aku kudu ing sandi A-game lan aku pracaya aku bakal bisa kanggo pertunjukan skills nalika aku njaluk ring.”

“Aku matur nuwun banget kanggo kesempatan kanggo perang Gary Russell Jr. judhul donya,” Said Oscar Escandon. “Aku rumangsa kuwat arep menyang perang iki. Moving up to featherweight has given me the added weight to be at my full strength. I’ve been training hard with Ruben Guerrero, who’s been doing a great job preparing me for Russell’s southpaw attack. I guarantee that I’m going to make it a rough fight.”

“Gary Russell Jr. iku salah siji saka olahraga paling padhang stars enom,” ngandika Tom Brown saka TGB Promosi. “Winning the featherweight world title against Jhonny Gonzalez was an outstanding feat and he’s chosen a very tough initial defense against the heavy handed Oscar Escandón. We’re very excited to work with the great teams at SHOWTIME and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ing Las Vegas ing acara apik banget iki.”

Acara co-utama ing wayah sore kang bakal announced sakcepete, minangka bakal undercard kebak tumindak.

Russell Jr., saka Capitol Heights, Md., makes his first start since dethroning defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez via fourth round TKO in March in Las Vegas. The talented and quick-fisted southpaw dropped the veteran Gonzalez three times en route to capturing his first world title. The only blemish on the record of the 2008 U.S. Olympian punika mundhut kaputusan mayoritas cedhak MC Luktachat Lomachenko ing pertandingan kanggo juara donya kosong mlompong ing Juni 2014 ing BANDILA.

Escandon, saka Ibague, Kolombia, punika mantan interim WBA World Super Bantamweight titlist – ilang sabuk ing April ing cedhak, kaputusan pamisah kanggo Moisés Flores at StubHub Center but complained after the loss that a broken finger in his right hand prevented him from throwing any meaningful punches. A former amateur standout who represented his native Colombia in the 2004 Olimpiade ing Athens, Escandon menang U.S kang. debut lan WBA sabuk interim karo keputusan 12-babak pamisah liwat Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 saka kang pungkasan 14 mungsuh lan dilatih dening Ruben Guerrero, rama long-wektu flyweight contenderRobert Guerrero.

Escandon, sing ngemu TKO karir-paling kapitu-babak liwat banjur suwé Gusti Yesus Cuellar ing 2011, bakal nggawe wiwitan consecutive kang katelu ing US. minangka gerakane ing bobot kanggo 126 pounds kanggo tantangan Russell Jr.

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