On February 1, 2020, a 40-year-old Melvin Russell (11-8-2, 7 KOs) and Burley Brooks met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 5-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Burley Brooks via TKO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-9-2.
On November 23, 2019, a 40-year-old Melvin Russell (11-7-2, 7 KOs) and Peter Manfredo met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 4-fight losing streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Peter Manfredo via KO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-8-2.
On June 29, 2019, a 40-year-old Melvin Russell (11-6-2, 7 KOs) and Portland Pringle met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Portland Pringle via unanimous decision in the 4-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 11-7-2.
On April 6, 2019, a 40-year-old Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 KOs) and Alfonso Lopez met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 7 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Alfonso Lopez via TKO in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-6-2.
On June 30, 2018, a 39-year-old Melvin Russell (11-4-2, 7 KOs) and a 28-year-old Joe Smith Jr. (23-2, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Smith Jr. was on a -1-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 15 days.
Joe Smith Jr. stopped Melvin Russell via KO in the 1st round. Smith Jr. improves his record to 24-2 (20 KOs), while Russell adds a loss to his record at 11-5-2.
On January 13, 2018, a 38-year-old Melvin Russell (11-3-2, 7 KOs) and Josh Fisher met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Josh Fisher via majority decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 11-4-2.
On September 23, 2017, a 38-year-old Melvin Russell (10-2-2, 6 KOs) and Mike Wilson met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Mike Wilson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 10-3-2.
On July 18, 2017, a 38-year-old Melvin Russell (10-1-2, 6 KOs) and Edwin Rodriguez met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Edwin Rodriguez via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 10-2-2.
On January 6, 2017, a 37-year-old Melvin Russell (8-0-2, 6 KOs) and Cory Dulaney met in the ring.
Russell came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Melvin Russell lost to Cory Dulaney via split decision in the 4-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 8-1-2.