Background
Russell was born in Washington District of Columbia
Russell was born in Washington District of Columbia
He was voted the 2011 Prospect of the Year by The Ring magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. As as an amateur, Russell Junior. was compared by Sugar Ray Leonard to himself. In October 2005, the small southpaw boxer-puncher had a record of 163-10. In November 2005, at the world championships in Mianyang, Russell beat Bulgarian Detelin Stefanov Dalakliev, 25-21, in the first round.
December
Canadian Tyson Cave, 22-9, in the second round. December Jordanian First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gharaghir Ibrahim, 34-13 before losing to German Rustamhodza Rahimov, 28-17 thus winning the bronze medal at age 17 (joining Rau"shee Warren) and was named 2005 United States of America BOXING Athlete of the year. Russell"s quest for a medal ended prematurely as he missed the Olympic weigh-in hours after losing consciousness in his Olympic Village dorm room.
Russell stopped Antonio Reyes at 0:21 of the third round of his pro debut, as he began his ascension to the top of the division.
Russell Junior made his Home Box Office debut on Saturday night against Leonilo Miranda, the co-feature to the January Zaveck versus Andre Berto main event from the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Russell had a stellar 2011, defeating Feider Viloria, Adolfo Landeros, Antonio Meza, and Leonilo Miranda. On July 23 Russell faced Eric Estrada on the undercard for the Amir Khan versus
Zab Judah fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Russell put on a brilliant performance winning an easy unanimous decision. On November 26, 2011, Russell was originally scheduled to face Dat Ngyuen, who was forced to withdraw after suffering a knee injury last week during training camp. Instead, Russell defeated Mexico"s Heriberto Ruiz on November 26, 2011 at the United States Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio with a stunning knockout at 2:12 in the first round.