Roach vs Russell Jr

When is Roach vs Russell Jr?

Lamont Roach could face Gary Russell Jr in Early 2026 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Roach would be making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Super Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Hector Luis Garcia in November 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 8 months and 6 days.

Roach vs Russell Jr stats

Lamont Roach would step into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gary Russell Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Russell Jr would have an advantage in power over Roach, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 40%.

Lamont Roach is the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Roach has a height advantage of 2 inches over Russell Jr. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lamont Roach fights out of the orthodox stance, while Gary Russell Jr is a southpaw.

Roach is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 3 months later than Russell Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Russell Jr's 182.

Lamont Roach goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at super featherweight.

Roach vs Russell Jr form

Roach has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he drew Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on March 1, 2025, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Feargal McCrory on June 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

He had defeated Rene Alvarado on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

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

In his last fight, he won against Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin on July 19, 2025, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mark Magsayo on January 22, 2022, by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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

He had beaten Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lamont Roach has been fighting more than Gary Russell Jr.

Lamont Roach last fought 10 months and 16 days ago, while Gary Russell Jr's last outing was 5 months and 29 days ago.

Roach's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Russell Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

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