Russell vs Payano

Who won Russell vs Payano?

Gary Antonio Russell beat Juan Carlos Payano by technical decision in their 7 round contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 59-55, 59-55, 58-56 in favor of winner Gary Antonio Russell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emmanuel Rodriguez losing to Reymart Gaballo for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Chris Van Heerden.

Russell vs Payano stats

Back in December 2020, Gary Antonio Russell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Payano made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Russell had a large advantage in power over Payano, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Payano's 43%.

Gary Antonio Russell was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Russell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Payano. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gary Antonio Russell fought out of the orthodox stance, while Juan Carlos Payano was a southpaw.

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 5 months later than Payano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Payano's 174.

Juan Carlos Payano was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Russell vs Payano form

Juan Carlos Payano had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Roman on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Luis Nery on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Damien Vazquez on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on October 7, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

He had won against Alexis Santiago on August 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, United States.

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Russell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Payano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Russell vs Payano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell vs Payano?

Russell vs Payano was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Russell vs Payano?

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