Gary Antuanne Russell (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title since 2025. As an amateur, he represented the United States in the light welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was controversially eliminated in the third bout.Gary Russell . rio2016.com He is the younger brother of former WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.
All five brothers in his family are named Gary after their father Gary Russell, Sr. Four of them are competitive boxers, trained by their father.Gary Antuanne Russell. teamusa.org
Professional career On May 20, 2017, Russell won his professional debut by first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Josh Ross.
Russell was scheduled to face Alberto Puello for the interim WBC super lightweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 15, 2024. He lost the fight by split decision.
WBA super lightweight championship Russell vs. Valenzuela Russell faced José Valenzuela for the WBA super lightweight title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 1, 2025. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
Russell vs. Hiraoka Russell was scheduled to make the first defense of his WBA super lightweight title against Andy Hiraoka on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis in Miami, Florida, on November 14, 2025. The fight was postponed when the event was cancelled due to Davis' legal issues. The boit was rescheduled to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on February 21, 2026. Russell won via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Win19–1Andy HiraokaUD12Feb 21, 202619Win18–1José Valenzuela12Mar 1, 202518Loss17–1Alberto Puello12Jun 15, 202417Win17–0Kent CruzKO1 (10), Aug 12, 202316Win16–0Rances BarthelemyTKO6 (10), Jul 30, 202215Win15–0Viktor PostolTKO10 (10), Feb 26, 202214Win14–0Jovanie Santiago6 (10), May 29, 202113Win13–0Jose Marrufo KO1 (10), Feb 8, 202012Win12–0Juan Huertas TKO2 (10), Nov 2, 201911Win11–0Luis CastilloKO1 (8), Sep 21, 201910Win10–0Larry VentusTKO3 (8), Jul 13, 20199Win9–0Marcos MojicaKO4 (8), May 18, 20198Win8–0Roberto AlmazanTKO2 (6), Jan 26, 20197Win 7–0Jose Arturo EsquivelTKO1 (8), Aug 4, 20186Win6–0Wilmer Rodriguez1 (6), May 19, 20185Win5–0Andrew RodgersTKO3 (4), Apr 21, 20184Win4–0Keasen FreemanTKO2 (4), Mar 3, 20183Win3–0Larry YanezTKO1 (4), Nov 21, 20172Win2–0Jesus LuleTKO1 (4), Sep 10, 20171Win1–0Josh Ross1 (4), May 20, 2017
See also List of male boxers List of southpaw stance boxers Notable boxing families List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
References
External links
Gary Antuanne Russell - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Gary Antuanne Russell at USA Boxing