Who won Russell Jr vs Magsayo?
Mark Magsayo beat Gary Russell Jr by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.
The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Mark Magsayo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).
This contest was for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Subriel Matias was victorious over Petros Ananyan, and Tugstsogt Nyambayar beat Sakaria Lukas.
Russell Jr vs Magsayo stats
Back in January 2022, Gary Russell Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Mark Magsayo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Magsayo had an advantage in power over Russell Jr, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Russell Jr's 58%.
Gary Russell Jr was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.
Magsayo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Russell Jr. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Gary Russell Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mark Magsayo was an orthodox fighter.
Russell Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Magsayo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Magsayo's 168.
Mark Magsayo was ranked number 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 126lb division.
Russell Jr vs Magsayo form
Russell Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.
He had won against Patrick Hyland on April 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.
Magsayo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Julio Ceja on August 21, 2021, by knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Pablo Cruz on April 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Rigoberto Hermosillo on October 3, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Microsoft Theater, California.
Before that, he had won against Pungluang Sor Singyu on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Bohol, Philippines.
He had beaten Shota Hayashi on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Bohol.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mark Magsayo had been fighting more than Gary Russell Jr.
Going into this contest, Gary Russell Jr had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 14 days ago, while Mark Magsayo's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.
Russell Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Magsayo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 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 Jr vs Magsayo start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Russell Jr vs Magsayo?
The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Russell Jr vs Magsayo?
Gary Russell Jr was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Mark Magsayo made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
