When is Magsayo vs Russell Jr II?

Mark Magsayo could take on Gary Russell Jr in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

The contest would be for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Magsayo vs Russell Jr II stats

Mark Magsayo would step into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gary Russell Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Magsayo would have a slight advantage in power over Russell Jr, with a 67% knock out percentage over Russell Jr's 58%.

Mark Magsayo is the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Magsayo has a height advantage of 1 inch over Russell Jr. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Mark Magsayo fights out of the orthodox stance, while Gary Russell Jr is a southpaw.

Magsayo is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 4 months later than Russell Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 17 less professional rounds, 155 to Russell Jr's 172.

Mark Magsayo goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the RING at featherweight.

Magsayo vs Russell Jr II form

Magsayo has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Brandon Figueroa on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gary Russell Jr on 22nd January 2022 by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had beat Julio Ceja on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Pablo Cruz on 10th April 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Russell Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Mark Magsayo on 22nd January 2022 by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Tugstsogt Nyambayar on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kiko Martinez on 18th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland.

He had defeated Oscar Escandon on 20th May 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mark Magsayo has been fighting more than Gary Russell Jr.

Mark Magsayo last fought 18 days ago, while Gary Russell Jr's last outing was 1 year and 2 months ago.

Magsayo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Russell Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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