Gary Russell Jr.vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar on Feb. 8
Featherweight world titleholder Gary Russell Jr. will come out of his annual hibernation to take on mandatory challenger Tugstsogt "King Tug" Nyambayar on Feb. 8, Premier Boxing Champions announced on Monday.
The fight, which will headline a "Showtime Championship Boxing" tripleheader (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET), will take place at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Gary Russell Jr. has proven himself to be at the very elite level of this sport and one of the best fighters in the featherweight division," said TGB Promotions president Tom Brown, who is promoting the card. "He's going to get all he can handle from an undefeated fighter in 'King Tug' Nyambayar, who has the pedigree and power to make this a memorable fight."
Russell (30-1, 18 KOs), 31, a southpaw from Capitol Heights, Maryland, will be making the fifth defense of his 126-pound world title but boxing for the first time in nine months and for only the sixth time since 2014.
The fight, which will headline a "Showtime Championship Boxing" tripleheader (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET), will take place at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Gary Russell Jr. has proven himself to be at the very elite level of this sport and one of the best fighters in the featherweight division," said TGB Promotions president Tom Brown, who is promoting the card. "He's going to get all he can handle from an undefeated fighter in 'King Tug' Nyambayar, who has the pedigree and power to make this a memorable fight."
Russell (30-1, 18 KOs), 31, a southpaw from Capitol Heights, Maryland, will be making the fifth defense of his 126-pound world title but boxing for the first time in nine months and for only the sixth time since 2014.