On October 15, 2022, a 29-year-old Gary Antonio Russell (19-0, 12 KOs) and a 30-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Emmanuel Rodríguez (20-2, 13 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a bantamweight bout.
Russell came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days. Rodríguez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Emmanuel Rodríguez defeated Gary Antonio Russell via technical decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight. Rodríguez improves his record to 21-2, while Russell adds a loss to his record at 19-1.