Gary Russell Jr. and Mark Magsayo during the pre-fight press conference ahead of their featherweight bout. | SHOWTIME PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Boxing is a sport often filled with animosity, but there are also those instances where fights are sold on the pure science of it. Mark Magsayo will try to wrest the WBC World featherweight title from long-time champion Gary Russell Jr., and the two are more“So I know Mark will bring his physical best, I know he wants it, it’s a pleasure to share the field of battle with him, that’s all. We coming,” said Russell in the pre-fight press conference Friday at Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City.
Russell , who has held the belt since March 2015, only defended the title five times with his last one a unanimous decision win over Tugstsogt Nyambayar in February 2020.Ring rust was the obvious concern for observers but Magsayo nary sees any signs of slowing down from Russell, who also mentioned he’s
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