Who won Russell Jr vs Tamayo?
Gary Russell Jr beat Miguel Tamayo by knockout in the 4th round on Thursday 30th January 2014 at Barclays Center in New York.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).
Russell Jr vs Tamayo stats
Back in January 2014, Gary Russell Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Miguel Tamayo made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 8 loses and 2 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Tamayo had a large advantage in power over Russell Jr, boosting at 87% knock out percentage over Russell Jr's 57%.
Gary Russell Jr was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.
Tamayo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Russell Jr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Gary Russell Jr & Miguel Tamayo fought out of a southpaw stance.
Russell Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 year and 11 months later than Tamayo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 172 to Tamayo's 146.
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