Valenzuela vs Russell

Who won Valenzuela vs Russell?

Gary Antuanne Russell beat Jose Valenzuela by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 119-109 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 contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Lamont Roach for the WBA Super World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Alberto Puello beat Sandor Martin for the WBC World Super Lightweight belt, Yoenis Tellez defeated Julian Williams, and Jarrett Hurd was defeated by Johan Gonzalez.

Valenzuela vs Russell stats

Jose Valenzuela stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Gary Antuanne Russell made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jose Valenzuela was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Russell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valenzuela. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jose Valenzuela fought out of the orthodox stance, while Gary Antuanne Russell was a southpaw.

Valenzuela was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 4 months later than Russell, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Russell's 70.

Gary Antuanne Russell was ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Valenzuela vs Russell form

Valenzuela had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

He had beaten Francisco Vargas on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Gary Antuanne Russell had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Kent Cruz on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rances Barthelemy on July 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Viktor Postol on February 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jovanie Santiago on May 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Valenzuela had been fighting more than Gary Antuanne Russell.

Going into this contest, Jose Valenzuela had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Gary Antuanne Russell's last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Russell start?

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

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Russell?

Valenzuela vs Russell was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.

What were the odds on Valenzuela vs Russell?

Jose Valenzuela was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Gary Antuanne Russell made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.