1/22 PBC on SHO: Gary Russell Jr vs Mark Magsayo (WBC Featherweight Title)
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on paper this shyt is fire...it will be one of those showtime cards which deserves ratings but prolly doesnt get it for one reason or another
Vic Pasillas Warns Nyambayar: I'm Hungrier, Much Stronger at 126
BY BOXINGSCENE STAFF
Published Fri Dec 24, 2021, 04:06 PM EST
Vic Pasillas is looking to boost his career in a big way on January 22.
Pasillas (16-1, 8 KOs) will face 2012 Olympic silver medal winner Tugstsogt Nyambayar in a featherweight bout from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J.
The bout will open up a Showtime televised card which features WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. in the main event, in a mandatory defense against Mark Magsayo.
The fight will be Pasillas' first bout since suffering his TKO defeat at the hands of Ra’eese Aleem, which took place on January 23 of this year. The loss snapped a six-fight knockout streak.
That fight took place at the super bantamweight limit of 122-pounds, which Pasillas believes was a big factor in the fight.
“I have redemption on my mind and I’m ready to bounce back with a stellar performance when I step in the ring with Nyambayar,” said Pasillas.
“My best performances have been at featherweight and I am much stronger at this weight. I’m grateful to my team for providing me with this opportunity. Everyone will see the difference in this fight. I’m hungrier and stronger now than ever before.”
The 29-year-old Nyambayar (12-2, 9 KOs) now lives in Southern California, where he’s trained by John Pullman. He has the edge in experience but came up short in his two biggest fights - with decision losses to Gary Russell in February 2020 and Chris Colbert in July.
“This is a great opportunity for me on January 22,” said Nyambayar. “I am grateful and excited to get back into the ring. This is going to be a great show from top to bottom, and I’m looking to deliver another great fight for the fans. This is going to be a battle from the first bell and I am confident I will come out victorious.”
THE MACHINE
night owl
We back 
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Look at GRJ giving ya his 1 match a year early 
reservoirdogs
Superstar
If GRJ is anything like he was in his last fight he should win this comfortably.
Magasayo has been lit up by Ceja most of their fight, sent down too. Been down on the cards when he scored that KO.
Magasayo has been lit up by Ceja most of their fight, sent down too. Been down on the cards when he scored that KO.
let me up this shyt since its coming up soon
man i am not liking the shyt im hearing from gary russ media call 
..he sounds a little unfocused
..he sounds a little unfocused
Gary Russell Jr: My Father Had His Foot Amputated; I’ve Been Somewhat Training Myself
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BY KEITH IDEC
Published Wed Jan 12, 2022, 12:01 AM EST
Gary Russell Jr. isn’t seeking sympathy, but the WBC featherweight champion was brutally honest Tuesday about his abnormal training camp for his upcoming title defense against Mark Magsayo.
His father and lifelong head trainer, Gary Russell Sr., had one of his feet amputated last month due to complications from type 2 diabetes. Russell Sr., 62, has trained Russell Jr. and the rest of his sons throughout their amateur and pro careers, but he has been unable to attend most of Russell Jr.’s training sessions in suburban Washington, D.C., for the Magsayo match.
Russell (31-1, 18 KOs) will end nearly a two-year layoff when he makes another mandated defense of his 126-pound championship against the Philippines’ Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs) on January 22 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Showtime will televise Russell-Magsayo as the main event of a three-bout broadcast from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
“Camp has been hectic, man,” Russell Jr. said during a virtual press conference Tuesday. “It’s been a lot going on. You know, pops, pops, he been dealing with amputation. He got his foot amputated. He’s my coach as well as my dad. I’ve been somewhat training myself. And then my father, his health isn’t the best, so he’s getting in the gym as much as possible. But we grinding, man. We ready. No complaints, no whining. We gonna get to it.”
Russell Sr. tried his best to monitor his son’s training sessions on his phone while he was hospitalized in November and December, and more recently from home. He has been able to get to the gym more recently and Russell Jr. expects his father to at least attend his fight a week from Saturday night.
It is likely, though, that Russell Jr.’s younger brothers – bantamweight contender Gary Antonio Russell and junior welterweight prospect Gary Antuanne Russell – will work his corner, along with Rodrigo Mosquera, who regularly works his corner alongside Russell Sr.
“My brothers will definitely work the corner,” Russell Jr. explained. “Rodrigo Mosquera, he’s always been a good guy. He always help work our corner with me as well. My father, he’s a warrior at heart. He’s a warrior at heart. He’s supposed to be going back to the hospital to get checked out. He’s gotta get some stuff done, but he’s decided that he’s not gonna get it done until after the conclusion of this fight. He felt like he missed enough time in the training camp, and he wants to dedicate the rest of whatever he do have to me and to the rest of this camp. You know, I’m grateful for that. It means a lot to me. And once again, we use it all as fuel.”
The 33-year-old Russell Jr., of Capitol Heights, Maryland, will fight for the first time since he out-classed Mongolia’s Tugstsogt Nyambayar (12-2, 9 KOs) in their 12-rounder in February 2020. The left-handed Russell, who has lost only to three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs), defeated Nyambayar by unanimous decision at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
IVS
Superstar
Our annual GRJ sighting coming early this year
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Not big Gary 
take care of yourselves brehs
take care of yourselves brehs
i was on that media call and was justNot big Gary
..that man has a lot of shyt going on
fxck!