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Total Fights | 22 |
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Wins | 11 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 7 |
KO Losses | 5 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning five years, Melvin Russell fought 22 times with 11 wins, 9 losses, and 2 draws.
Russell retired from professional boxing with a record of 11-9-2. He had a 31.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with seven of his total 22 fights being knockout wins. Russell suffered five knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 1st round TKO defeat to Burley Brooks on February 1, 2020.
Some of Russell's best fights and notable victories include wins over Orion Bolds, John Felty, James Jones, Jeramy Karshner, Tahlik Taylor, Turner Williams, and Charles Mullens.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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22 | Feb 1, 2020 | 40 | Burley Brooks | Loss | TKO1 |
21 | Nov 23, 2019 | 40 | Peter Manfredo | Loss | KO1 |
20 | Jun 29, 2019 | 40 | Portland Pringle | Loss | UD |
19 | Apr 6, 2019 | 40 | Alfonso Lopez | Loss | TKO5 |
18 | Jun 30, 2018 | 39 | Joe Smith Jr. | Loss | KO1 |
17 | Jan 13, 2018 | 38 | Josh Fisher | Loss | MD |
16 | Dec 9, 2017 | 38 | Tahlik Taylor | Win | TKO4 |
15 | Sep 23, 2017 | 38 | Mike Wilson | Loss | UD |
14 | Jul 18, 2017 | 38 | Edwin Rodriguez | Loss | TKO2 |
13 | Apr 29, 2017 | 38 | Damion Reed | Win | UD |
12 | Apr 15, 2017 | 38 | Vance Garvey | Win | UD |
11 | Jan 6, 2017 | 37 | Cory Dulaney | Loss | SD |
10 | Nov 19, 2016 | 37 | Jeramy Karshner | Win | TKO2 |
9 | Aug 20, 2016 | 37 | Lawrence Blakey | Draw | PTS |
8 | Jun 4, 2016 | 37 | James Jones | Win | KO4 |
7 | Apr 23, 2016 | 37 | John Felty | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Jan 30, 2016 | 36 | David Adam Mays | Win | UD |
5 | Jan 9, 2016 | 36 | Orion Bolds | Win | KO4 |
4 | Nov 28, 2015 | 36 | Orion Bolds | Draw | MD |
3 | Nov 13, 2015 | 36 | Turner Williams | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Sep 5, 2015 | 36 | Lamont Edney | Win | UD |
1 | Jan 10, 2015 | 35 | Charles Mullens | Win | TKO2 |
Melvin Russell (The Romantic Redneck) is a 45-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA on March 24, 1979. He retired without winning a major world title. His professional boxing career spanned more than 5 years — from 2015 to 2020.
Russell made his professional boxing debut against Charles Mullens at the age of 35 on January 10, 2015, defeating Mullens via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 2 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
Russell had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Burley Brooks on February 1, 2020. Russell lost the fight via 1st round TKO. It's been 4 years, 1 month, and 27 days since this fight.
Russell knocked out 7 of his 22 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 31.8%. Of his total 11 wins, seven of them were via KO (63.6%).