Las Vegas (Oketopa. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) ka meinga e te korero tuatahi o tona Ingoa WBC mā World, ina e ia i runga i Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® hui matua i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru).

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“Te haere ki te tango i katoa o toku pūkenga me toku mata katoa ki te paruru i toku whitiki i runga i Whiringa 14,” Said Russell Jr. “Ko te kaha Escandón, toa roa ki te rota o te kaha. Ka whai ki te hei i runga i toku He-kēmu ahau, kia whakapono ai ahau e taea e ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i ahau te tiki i roto i te whakakai ahau.”

“Ahau rawa mauruuru mo te whai wāhi ki te whawhai Gary Russell Jr. mo tona taitara ao,” Said Oscar Escandon. “I feel strong going into this fight. 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. Ko tetahi o nga hākinakina kānapanapa taitamariki whetu,” mea Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “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 i Las Vegas i runga i tenei hui faahiahia.”

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Russell Jr., o 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. Häkinakina he tata te mate nuinga whakatau ki Vasyl Lomachenko i roto i te a'ee mo te taitara ao wātea i roto i te Pipiri o 2014 i runga i SHOWTIME.

Escandon, o Ibague, Colombia, Ko te titlist WBA World Super whā wā o mua – ngaro ia te whitiki i roto i te April i roto i te tata, whakatau wahia ki Mohi 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 Olympics i Atene, Escandón riro ana U.S. tuatahi, me te whitiki wā WBA ki te afa whakatau 12-a tawhio noa ki runga Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 o tona whakamutunga 14 hoariri, me te whakangungua e Ruben Guerrero, papa o-te wa roa Welterweight nguhaRobert Guerrero.

Escandon, tei mau i te TKO mahi-pai te whitu-a tawhio noa ki runga ka-tūturu Ihu Cuellar i roto i te 2011, hanga e tona tīmatanga karapīpiti tuatoru i roto i te US. rite neke ake ia i roto i te taimaha ki 126 pauna ki te wero Russell Jr.

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