Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) uyokwenza ukuzivikela lokuqala Title yakhe WBC featherweight World lapho ethatha Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) in the Showtime Championship Boxing^® Umcimbi main on Saturday, Nov. 14 Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas, bephila Showtime (10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).

Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $155, $105, $80, $55 futhi $30, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi angathengwa at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office, ngokubiza 888-9-AXS-TIX, noma online at www.axs.com.

“Kuzoba ukuthatha konke amakhono ami futhi arsenal yami yonke ukuba avikele ibhande lami phezu November 14,” URussell wathi Jr. “Escandón kuyinto eqinile, fighter okuhlala nge eziningi amandla. I kuyodingeka ukuba-game A yami futhi ngikholwa uzokwazi sikhangise amakhono ami lapho ngithola in the ring.”

“Ngikhathazekile kakhulu esibonga ithuba ukulwa Gary Russell Jr. isihloko sakhe emhlabeni,” 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. ingenye yezemidlalo bhá izinkanyezi young,” wathi Tom Brown of TGB Promotions. “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 & Ikhasino e Las Vegas kule mcimbi kakhulu.”

Co-main umcimbi The kusihlwa kuyothathwa umemezele maduzane, njengoba kuthanda the undercard egcwele isinyathelo.

Russell Jr., of 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 kuyinto close iningi isinqumo ukulahlekelwa UVasyl Lomachenko in a iziqubu izwe ubuqhawe singenamuntu in June ka 2014 on Showtime.

Escandon, of Ibague, Colombia, kuyinto zangaphambili wesikhashana WBA World Super Bantamweight titlist – walahlekelwa ibhande ngo-Ephreli a close, Isinqumo uqhekeko ku 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 Olympics ngo Athens, Escandón won U.S yakhe. DEBUT kanye wesikhashana WBA ibhande uqhekeko isinqumo 12-round phezu Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 of wakhe wokugcina 14 baphikisi futhi aqeqeshwe Ruben Guerrero, uyise ka eside isikhathi welterweight OlwaRobert Guerrero.

Escandon, onesitifiketi TKO lwesikhombisa-round umhlabeleli career-phezu ke-Ezingakanqotshwa UJesu Cuellar in 2011, uzobe enza wesithathu isiqalo sakhe elandelana the US. njengoba enaka up nesisindo 126 amakhilogremu inselelo Russell Jr.

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