Russell vs Puello

Who won Russell vs Puello?

Alberto Puello beat Gary Antuanne Russell by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 118-109 in favor of winner Alberto Puello.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Frank Martin for the WBA Super World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard David Benavidez beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the WBC Interim World Light heavyweight belt, Carlos Adames defeated Terrell Gausha for the WBC World Middleweight title, Mark Magsayo was victorious over Eduardo Ramirez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship, Elijah Garcia lost to Kyrone Davis, and Justin Viloria defeated Angel Antonio Contreras.

Russell vs Puello stats

Gary Antuanne Russell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Alberto Puello made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.

Gary Antuanne Russell was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Russell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Puello. Despite this, Puello had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gary Antuanne Russell and Alberto Puello fought out of a southpaw stance.

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months later than Puello, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 106 fewer professional rounds, totaling 58 compared to Puello's 164.

Gary Antuanne Russell went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Alberto Puello was ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Russell vs Puello form

Gary Antuanne Russell had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kent Cruz on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Rances Barthelemy on July 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Viktor Postol on February 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jovanie Santiago on May 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had won against Jose Marrufo on February 8, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Puello remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ector Madera on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Batyr Akhmedov on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ve Shawn Owens on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had won against Jesus Antonio Rubio on July 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had beaten Cristian Rafael Coria on December 17, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alberto Puello had been fighting more than Gary Antuanne Russell.

Going into this contest, Gary Antuanne Russell had last fought 10 months and 3 days ago, while Alberto Puello's last outing had been 5 months and 30 days ago.

Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Puello's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Russell vs Puello start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell vs Puello?

Russell vs Puello was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Russell vs Puello?

Gary Antuanne Russell was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Alberto Puello made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.