On August 12, 2023, a 30-year-old Kent Cruz (16-0-3, 10 KOs) and a 27-year-old Gary Antuanne Russell (16-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Cruz came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 7 days. Russell was on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 13 days.
Gary Antuanne Russell stopped Kent Cruz via KO in the 1st round. Russell improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs), while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 16-1-3.