WBC Featherweight Surroundings Winner Gary Russell Jr. will defend his planet title and show display his blistering hand tempo in direction of greatest contender and WBC compulsory challenger Mark Magsayo headlining motion dwell on Showtime Saturday, January 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions occasion from Borgata Resort On line on line casino & Spa in Atlantic Metropolis, N.J.
The Showtime tripleheader commences at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and capabilities a 12-spherical rematch amongst large lightweight contenders Subriel Matias and Petros Ananyan within the co-main celebration, in addition to tricky-hitting featherweights Tugstsogt Nyambayar and Vic Pasillas squaring-off within the 10-round telecast opener.
Tickets for the reside operate, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, are on sale now and might be ordered because of Ticketmaster.com.
“Gary Russell Jr. has been a drive within the featherweight division for yrs together with his dazzling expertise and can but once more defend his title from a hungry and potent up-and-coming opponent when he duels Mark Magsayo dwell on Showtime on Saturday, January 22,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Magsayo gained this struggle with an exceptional Tenth-round knockout of Julio Ceja in August and he will probably be looking out to exhibit that he’s the way forward for the 126-pound division, by knocking off the lengthy-reigning featherweight king in Russell, who has confirmed worthy of his greatest location together with his 5 thriving title defenses. Blended with two all-action undercard showdowns, this types as much as be an electrical night of boxing in Atlantic Metropolis.”
The Capitol Heights, Md., native Russell (31-1, 18 KOs) has held his WBC Featherweight Title because of the truth 2015 when he stopped a variety of division winner Jhonny Gonzalez to emphatically seize the belt. The 33-yr-aged is a part of simply one in every of boxing’s premier stopping relations as he’s skilled by his father Gary Sr., and stays sharp alongside his youthful brothers, unbeaten tremendous lightweight Gary Antuanne and undefeated bantamweight Gary Antonio. Russell owns victories round current featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez by way of TKO in 2019 and a unanimous choice greater than former world winner Joseph Diaz Jr. in 2018. Most not too way back, Russell outpointed the previously unbeaten Tugstsogt Nyambayar on his technique to his fifth title protection in February 2020.
The Filipino feeling Magsayo (23-, 16 KOs) fights out of Pasig City, Metro Manila and most recently scored a profession-finest victory in August knocking out earlier champion Julio Ceja within the Tenth spherical of a struggle he trailed on the scorecards. The 26-year-aged fights within the U.S. for the sixth time on January 22 as he strategies into his initially shot at championship gold. Magsayo is expert by Freddie Roach in Southern California and owns 12-round choice victories in extra of Shoto Hayashi and Ramiro Robles, along with a sixth-spherical stoppage of former title challenger Chris Avalos.
Matías (17-1, 17 KOs) will search to avenge his solely occupation loss, which arrived by slender choice to Ananyan in 2020, when he enters the ring on January 22. Battling out of his indigenous Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Matías has rebounded from the defeat to attain again-to-again extraordinary victories on SHOWTIME. He stopped the sooner unbeaten Malik Hawkins in October 2020 within the sixth spherical and compelled the beforehand unbeaten Batyrzhan Jukembayev to surrender simply after 8 rounds of their Might conflict. Matías stopped his very first 15 opponents inside the size and has nonetheless however to go to a range in a victory.
The 33-year-previous, Ananyan (16-2-2, 7 KOs) manufactured his U.S. debut in December 2019, shedding a slim bulk determination in opposition to Kareem Martin quickly after defeating Arkadi Harutyunyan in April 2019. Born in Abovyan, Armenia and education in Southern California, Ananyan was unbeaten in his 1st 15 fights simply after turning professional in 2015. Ananyan adopted up his occupation-most efficient triumph above Matías by defeating Daniel Gonzalez in October via option to established up this rematch on January 22.
Nyambayar (12-2, 9 KOs) received a silver medal symbolizing his indigenous Mongolia within the 2012 Olympics and now lives in Southern California, precisely the place he’s correctly skilled by John Pullman. The 29-12 months-old ascended the featherweight rankings quickly after his in depth novice occupation with victories over then unbeaten Harmonito Dela Torre and former interim winner Oscar Escandon. He earned his first atmosphere title shot when he defeated former winner Claudio Marrero in January 2019, upfront of dropping his championship bout in direction of Russell on SHOWTIME. Nyambayar returns to the featherweight division after difficult main 130-pounder Chris Colbert in a July contest he dropped by determination.
Pasillas (16-1, 8 KOs), who hails from East Los Angeles, will return to motion searching for to bounce again from his to begin with occupation defeat on the fingers of Ra’eese Aleem in January on SHOWTIME. Pasillas will go once more to featherweight on January 22, wherein he most not way back scored a dominating sixth-round knockout in extra of then-unbeaten Ranfis Encarnacion in September 2020. Pasillas possesses superb electrical energy and was utilizing a 6-fight knockout streak into the bout with Aleem.
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