Russell Jr vs Marroquin

Who won Russell Jr vs Marroquin?

Gary Russell Jr beat Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mario Barrios beating Manny Pacquiao for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Sebastian Fundora beat Tim Tszyu, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz defeated Omar Salcido Gamez for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight title, Brandon Figueroa was victorious over Joet Gonzalez, David Picasso beat Kyonosuke Kameda, and Mark Magsayo defeated Jorge Mata Cuellar.

Russell Jr vs Marroquin stats

Gary Russell Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Gary Russell Jr was the older man by 14 years, at 37 years old.

Marroquin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Russell Jr. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Gary Russell Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin was an orthodox fighter.

Russell Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 12 years and 2 months earlier than Marroquin, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Marroquin's 71.

Russell Jr vs Marroquin form

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

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

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

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Russell Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 19 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 Marroquin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell Jr vs Marroquin?

Russell Jr vs Marroquin was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Russell Jr vs Marroquin?

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