page_title: Gary Russell Jr.
hierarchical_section_title: Gary Russell Jr.
caption_attribution_description: English: Gary Russell, Jr. at Fight Night Club event at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, United States.
context_page_description: Gary Russell Jr. is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC featherweight title since 2015 and challenged once for the WBO featherweight title in 2014. As of January 2020, he is ranked as the world's second best active featherweight by The Ring magazine, ESPN and BoxRec, and third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
  As an amateur, Russell won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. In 2011, he was named Prospect of the Year by The Ring, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN.
context_section_description: Gary Russell Jr. (born June 5, 1988) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC featherweight title since 2015 and challenged once for the WBO featherweight title in 2014. As of January 2020, he is ranked as the world's second best active featherweight by The Ring magazine, ESPN and BoxRec, and third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
  As an amateur, Russell won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. In 2011, he was named Prospect of the Year by The Ring, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN.
caption: Russell Jr. (center) in 2010
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