Russell vs Hiraoka

Who won Russell vs Hiraoka?

Gary Antuanne Russell beat Andy Hiraoka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 21st, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-111, 117-110 in favor of winner Gary Antuanne Russell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mario Barrios losing to Ryan Garcia for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Frank Martin beat Nahir Albright, Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Sena Agbeko, and Amari Jones was victorious over Luis Arias.

Russell vs Hiraoka stats

Gary Antuanne Russell stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Andy Hiraoka made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws.

Gary Antuanne Russell was the same age as Andy Hiraoka, at 29 years old.

Hiraoka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Russell. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Gary Antuanne Russell and Andy Hiraoka fought out of a southpaw stance.

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 5 months later than Hiraoka, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Hiraoka's 135.

Andy Hiraoka was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Russell vs Hiraoka form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jose Valenzuela on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alberto Puello on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kent Cruz on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Before that, he had won against Rances Barthelemy on July 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Viktor Postol on February 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

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Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Russell vs Hiraoka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM EST / 7:45 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:45 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell vs Hiraoka?

Russell vs Hiraoka was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Russell vs Hiraoka?

Gary Antuanne Russell was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Andy Hiraoka made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.