On Saturday night on March 1 at Gervonta “Tank” Davis Vs Lamont Roach Jr Card Fight, boxing fans predict that co-owner will be the night’s race, as WBA World Champion Jose “Rayo” Russell.
This matchup will be a battle between two hard southpaws hits that both intend to make a statement. Champion Rayo Valenzuela plans to have a successful defense, while Challenger Gary Antuanne Russell tries to win his first world title.
In September 2022, Rayo Valenzuela faced Edwin de Los Santos in a race that turned out to be a fun fire fight. With a minute left to go in the 2nd round, De Los Santos landed some heavy shots and then Valenzuela was attached to a left -handed hook that sent De Los Santos to the canvas.
De Los Santos was able to get up, and seconds later reached a turbulence of the fist brought by Rayo Valenzuela. At the beginning of the third round, De Los Santos noted another knockdown, and seconds later, hit Valenzuela with several hard shots that forced the referee to enter and stop the competition.
Six months after the first defeat of his career, Valenzuela will lose his second race in a row, as Chris Colbert has been awarded the controversial decision. At Rematch, Valenzuela left no room for the wrong one as she hit Colbert Cold in the 6th round.
Valenzuela will move to 140 to challenge the then WBA Isaac champion “Pitbull” Cruz. In the round of the World Championship, Pitbull Cruz came out with the aggression of the trademark as he pressed forward and threw hard rights and left.
Rayo Valenzuela was ready under pressure, as he struggled patiently on the back foot. Valenzuela used Cruz’s aggression against him as he landed steady sharp shots along the way to score a victory with the split of the decision.
With Niki, Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela (14-2, 9 Kos) achieved one of his career goals as he won his first world title. He is now set to defend his WBA Super-Lightweight belt against a man who focuses on his first world title against Valenzuela.
A product of Capitol Heights, Maryland, Gary Antuanne Russell made his debut in May 2017 as he published a first -round TKO victory over Josh Ross. Russell will continue to win his next 16 knockout matches.
With an undefeated record and a perfect knockout rate, Gary Antuanne Russell faced Alberto Puello for the wbc gap intermediate super light title. Russell was the attacker as he pressed forward and landed compact shots, while Puello created his offense, boxing from the back foot.
The match between Russell and Puello was a fun front and rear, full of action. In the end, the piercing, the movement and the puncture of Puello helped him to win a victory with the split of the decision.
Despite the close loss on his last trip, Gary Antuanne Russell (17-1, 17 kos) will have the opportunity to fight for the WBA strap when he faces Jose Valenzuela on March 1st. People predict that the Valenzuela match against Russell will be the night race due to the fact that it is a 50/50 race.
The challenger Gary Antuanne Russell is a pressure fighter who has fast hands, good power, is very active when he enters and has excellent punching. Defender champion Jose Valenzuela is a southpaw who knows how to control the range, has a strong punch, a solid left hand and a good hook.
Saturday night’s co-sovereignty is a championship match that has two high-ranking competitors fighting for a world title and also fighting for respect. Valenzuela’s loser against Russell bout will have to return to the proverbial design plan, while the winner will be able to continue unification.
Last update on 02/27/2025
