Mar

Gary Russell Jr. stops Jhonny Gonzalez in four, wins WBC featherweight title

The second time was the charm for Gary Russell Jr., who won the WBC featherweight title with a fourth-round stoppage of Jhonny Gonzalez on Saturday in Las Vegas. The new beltholder says he was better prepared for Gonzalez than he was for Vasyl Lomachenko, who he lost a decision to last year in his first title bout.

Mar

Gary Russell Jr. says he’ll get it right against Jhonny Gonzalez

by Doug Fischer

Gary Russell Jr. fell short in his title bid against Vasyl Lomachenko last year, but the talented American says the mistakes made during his camp for Lomachenko were not repeated in his preparation for WBC featherweight titleholder Jhonny Gonzalez, who he challenges on Saturday in Las Vegas.