Gary Russell Jr. (32-2, 19) was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on June 5, 1988. At the age of 20 years on January 16, 2009, he made his professional boxing debut against Antonio Reyes, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 25th career fight at 26 years old, Gary Russell Jr. got a shot at the WBO featherweight titles against Vasyl Lomachenko on June 21, 2014 but lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
He became a featherweight world champion (WBC) on March 28, 2015 at the age of 26 years old, on his 27th career fight, after defeating Jhonny González via 4th-round TKO.
Russell Jr.'s last fight was a 10th-round TKO win against Hugo Castañeda at age 37 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Gary Russell Jr.'s best fights have been against Joseph Diaz, Jhonny González, Tugstsogt Nyambayar, Patrick Hyland and Kiko MartĂnez.
Russell Jr. has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jul 19, 2025 37 years, 1 months 32-2 (19) | Hugo Castañeda | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
33  | Jan 22, 2022 33 years, 7 months 31-2 (18) | 26 years, 7 months 23-0 (16) | FT | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
32  | Feb 8, 2020 31 years, 8 months 31-1 (18) | 27 years, 7 months 11-0 (9) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
31  | May 18, 2019 30 years, 11 months 30-1 (18) | 33 years, 2 months 39-8-2 (28) | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30  | May 19, 2018 29 years, 11 months 29-1 (17) | 25 years, 5 months 26-0 (14) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | May 20, 2017 28 years, 11 months 28-1 (17) | Ă“scar EscandĂłn | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
28  | Apr 16, 2016 27 years, 10 months 27-1 (16) | 32 years, 7 months 31-1 (15) | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
27  | Mar 28, 2015 26 years, 9 months 26-1 (15) | 33 years, 6 months 57-8 (48) | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
26 | Dec 20, 2014 26 years, 6 months 25-1 (14) | Christopher Martin Peña | FT | 10 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jun 21, 2014 26 years 24-1 (14) | 26 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | FT | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
24 | Jan 30, 2014 25 years, 7 months 24-0 (14) | Miguel Tamayo | 4 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Aug 9, 2013 25 years, 2 months 23-0 (13) | Juan Ruiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 2, 2013 24 years, 8 months 22-0 (13) | Vyacheslav Gusev | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Nov 9, 2012 24 years, 5 months 21-0 (13) | Roberto Castaneda | 3 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jun 30, 2012 24 years 20-0 (12) | Christopher PĂ©rez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 26, 2011 23 years, 5 months 19-0 (11) | Heriberto Ruiz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 3, 2011 23 years, 2 months 18-0 (10) | Leonilo Miranda | 8 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 23, 2011 23 years, 1 months 17-0 (10) | Eric Estrada | 8 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jun 17, 2011 23 years 16-0 (10) | Antonio Meza | 4 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Apr 15, 2011 22 years, 10 months 15-0 (9) | Adolfo Landeros | 6 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jan 28, 2011 22 years, 7 months 14-0 (9) | Feider Viloria | 7 | TD | WIN | |
13 | Oct 28, 2010 22 years, 4 months 13-0 (9) | Guadalupe de Leon | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 25, 2010 22 years, 3 months 12-0 (9) | Willie Villanueva | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 22, 2010 22 years, 1 months 11-0 (8) | Mauricio Pastrana | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 24, 2010 22 years 10-0 (7) | Rodrigo Aranda | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 16, 2010 21 years, 10 months 9-0 (6) | Carlos Diaz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 19, 2010 21 years, 8 months 8-0 (5) | Jairo Delgado | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 30, 2010 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | David Orosco Cano | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 18, 2009 21 years, 6 months 6-0 (3) | Rodrigo Romero | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 23, 2009 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (2) | Noe Lopez Jr. | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Aug 7, 2009 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Jason Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 1, 2009 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Alvaro Muro | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 14, 2009 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | John Wampash | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Jan 16, 2009 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Antonio Reyes | 3 | TKO | WIN |
