Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell JR. (26-1, 15 KOs) baris nyieun pertahanan munggaran nya Judul WBC featherweight Dunya sabot dicokot Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) dina SHOWTIME Championship tinju^® kajadian utama dina Saptu, Nov. 14 ti Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino di Las Vegas, hirup dina SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, ditunda dina Basisir Kulon).

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“Eta nu keur jalan pikeun nyokot kabéh kaahlian mah sakabeh arsenal mah pikeun membela beubeur mah dina Nopember 14,” Ngadawuh Russell JR. “Escandón nyaéta kuat, bajoang awét jeung loba power. I kudu jadi dina mah A-game jeung kuring percaya mah moal bisa ka showcase kaahlian mah lamun kuring meunang dina cingcinna.”

“Kuring pisan ngahatur nuhun pikeun kasempetan tarung Gary Russell JR. judul dunya nya,” 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. mangrupa salah sahiji olahraga brightest béntang ngora,” ceuk Tom Brown of 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 & Kasino di Las Vegas dina acara terrific ieu.”

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Russell Jr, tina Capitol Karyadi, 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 AS. Olympian nyaéta leungitna kaputusan mayoritas deukeut ka Vasyl Lomachenko dina bout keur jawara dunya kosong dina Juni of 2014 dina SHOWTIME.

Escandon, of Ibague, Colombia, nyaéta urut interim WBA Dunya Super Bantamweight titlist – he leungit beubeur di April dina deukeut, kaputusan split ka Moises 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 di Athena, Escandón meunang US nya. debut jeung WBA beubeur interim jeung kaputusan 12 buleud split leuwih Tyson Gua last December. He has knocked out 10 tina panungtungan-Na 14 lawan sarta dilatih ku Ruben Guerrero, Kangjeng lila-time welterweight contenderRobert Guerrero.

Escandon, anu nyepeng hiji TKO karir-pangalusna katujuh buleud leuwih mangka-undefeated Yesus Cuellar dina 2011, bakal nyieun mimiti padeukeut katilu di AS. manéhna ngalir nepi di beurat ka 126 pon kitu tangtangan Russell JR.

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