Russell vs Cardenas

When is Russell vs Cardenas?

Gary Antonio Russell could fight Ramon Cardenas in Spring 2026 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Russell vs Cardenas stats

Gary Antonio Russell would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ramon Cardenas would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Russell would have an advantage in power over Cardenas, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Cardenas' 54%.

Gary Antonio Russell is the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Russell has a height advantage of 1 inch over Cardenas. Despite this, Cardenas has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Gary Antonio Russell and Ramon Cardenas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Russell is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Cardenas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Cardenas' 143.

Gary Antonio Russell goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at super bantamweight.

Ramon Cardenas is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 8 by The Ring in the 122lb division.

Russell vs Cardenas form

Gary Antonio Russell has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Emmanuel Rodriguez on October 15, 2022, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Alejandro Santiago on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Going into that contest, his fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Payano on December 19, 2020, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Jesus Martinez on February 8, 2020, by technical decision in the 6th round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Cardenas has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Bryan Acosta on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jesus Ramirez Rubio on April 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had beaten Israel Rodriguez Picazo on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

He had won against Rafael Pedroza on September 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ramon Cardenas has been fighting more than Gary Antonio Russell.

Gary Antonio Russell last fought 3 years, 4 months and 6 days ago, while Ramon Cardenas' last outing was 9 months and 17 days ago.

Russell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Cardenas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

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