Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-01-22, pretty good boxing fight: Gary Russell Jr vs Mark Magsayo gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Magsayo vs Russell is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBC World featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Gary Russell Jr record
The former Olympian and Wbc Fw champion Gary Allen Russell Jr entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-1-0 (18 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2020.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Vasyl Lomachenko in 2014 (via majority decision, Lomachenko vs Russell), after this match he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Joseph Diaz (Gary Russell Jr vs Joseph Diaz), Kiko Martinez (Gary Russell Jr vs Kiko Martinez) and Tugstsogt Nyambayar in his last three (Gary Russell Jr vs Tugstsogt Nyambayar).
Mark Magsayo record
His opponent, the undefeated Mark Magsayo, has a perfect record of 23-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the featherweight division.
In his last three fights he has won over Rigoberto Hermosillo (Mark Magsayo vs Rigoberto Hermosillo), Pablo Cruz and Julio Ceja (Mark Magsayo vs Julio Ceja).
Magsayo’s next fight: Mark Magsayo vs Rey Vargas
Russell vs Magsayo info
Date: 2022-01-22
Where: Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Division: featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg)
Title: WBC World featherweight title
Russell vs Magsayo pre-fight press conference
Watch the video of Gary Russell Jr vs Mark Magsayo pre-fight press conference from the official Premier Boxing Champions Youtube channel!
Russell vs Magsayo weigh-in
Watch the video of Gary Russell Jr vs Mark Magsayo weigh-in from the official SHOWTIME Sports Youtube channel!
Russell vs Magsayo full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Gary Russell Jr vs Mark Magsayo as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Official highlights
Russell vs Magsayo result
Mark Magsayo defeated Gary Russell Jr via majority decision. Scores were 114-114, 115-113, 115-113.
At least, they gave the W to Magsayo. I had Russell winning 2 or 3 rounds only. Magsayo was quicker than Russell early in the fight, before the shoulder injury. As the fight went on, Russell made Masgayo miss a lot, but he wasn’t able to make him pay, so money in the bank for him. Russell will be back and may become world champion again. Masgayo will need to improve his stamina and defense if he wants to keep that belt.