GARY Russell JR. TO dabobo WORLD akọle lodi Oscar ESCANDÓNON Satidee, Kọkanla. 14 LATI lile ROCK HOTEL & Bi casinò IN Las fegasi

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Gbe lori Showtime® Ni 10:45 p.m. ATI/PT
Las fegasi (Oṣu Kẹwa. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) yoo ṣe awọn akọkọ olugbeja ti re WBC Featherweight World Title nigbati o gba lori Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) ni Showtime asiwaju Boxing® akọkọ iṣẹlẹ on Saturday, Oṣu kọkanla. 14 Lile Rock lati Hotel & Casino ni Las fegasi, gbe lori Showtime (10:45 p.m. ATI/PT, leti lori West ni etikun).
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“O n lọ lati ya gbogbo awọn ti mi ogbon ati gbogbo Asenali mi lati dabobo mi igbanu on Kọkànlá Oṣù 14,” Said Russell Jr. “Escandón jẹ kan to lagbara, ti o tọ Onija pẹlu a pupo ti agbara. Mo ti yoo ni lati wa lori mi A-game ati ki o Mo gbagbo emi yoo ni anfani lati Trust mi ogbon nigbati mo ti gba ni awọn iwọn.”
“Mo wa gan ọpẹ fun awọn anfani lati ja Gary Russell Jr. fun aye re akọle,” 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. jẹ ọkan ninu awọn idaraya brightest irawọ odo,” wi Tom Brown ti ni igbega TGB. “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 ni Las fegasi on yi lasan iṣẹlẹ.”
The aṣalẹ ká àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni kede Kó, bi yio ni kikun undercard ti igbese.
Russell Jr., ti Kapitolu Giga, Aṣalẹ., 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 jẹ sunmọ a poju ipinnu lati pipadanu Vasyl Lomachenko ni a ija fun aye asiwaju a ṣ'ofo ni June ti 2014 lori Showtime.
Escandon, ti Ibague, Colombia, ni a tele adele WBA World Super Bantamweight titlist – o ti padanu awọn igbanu ni April ni a sunmọ, pipin ipinnu lati 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 Olimpiiki ni Athens, Escandón gba rẹ U.S. Uncomfortable ati awọn adele WBA igbanu pẹlu a 12-yika pipin ipinnu lori Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 ti re kẹhin 14 alatako re si ti wa ni oṣiṣẹ nipa Ruben Guerrero, baba ti gun-akoko welterweight contenderRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, ti o Oun ni a ọmọ-keje ti o dara ju-yika TKO lori ki o si undefeated- Jesu Cuellar ni 2011, yoo wa ni ṣiṣe rẹ kẹta itẹlera ibere ni awọn US. bi o rare soke ni àdánù si 126 poun lati koju Russell Jr.
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