Gary Antuanne Russell Record
Gary Antuanne Russell is a 28-year-old American professional boxer. He is the reigning WBA super-lightweight world champion. 7 years, 10 months, and 3 days into his career, Russell's record stands at 18-1, which includes 17 wins via KO.
Boxing Career
Gary Antuanne Russell was born in Capitol Heights, Maryland, U.S. on June 14, 1996. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 20, 2017 against Josh Ross. Russell defeated Ross via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Russell became a world champion at the age of 28 after 18 professional fights. He challenged José Valenzuela for the WBA super-lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Russell's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over José Valenzuela at age 28, on March 1, 2025, in which he won the WBA super-lightweight world title.
Some of Gary Antuanne Russell's best fights so far have been against José Valenzuela, Rances Barthelemy, Jovanie Santiago, Viktor Postol, and Kent Cruz. For a top-10 list of Russell's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Gary Antuanne Russell".
Russell has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Gary Antuanne Russell Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Mar 01, 2025 | 28 | 
José Valenzuela 25 14-2 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Jun 15, 2024 | 28 | 
Alberto Puello 29 22-0 | loss | SD 12 |
17 | Aug 12, 2023 | 27 | 
Kent Cruz 30 16-0-3 | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jul 30, 2022 | 26 | 
Rances Barthelemy 36 29-1-1 | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Feb 26, 2022 | 25 | 
Viktor Postol 38 31-3 | win | TKO 10 |
14 | May 29, 2021 | 24 | 
Jovanie Santiago 31 14-1-1 | win | RTD 6 |
13 | Feb 08, 2020 | 23 |  Jose Marrufo | win | KO 1 |
12 | Nov 02, 2019 | 23 | Juan Huertas | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Sep 21, 2019 | 23 | Luis Castillo | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jul 13, 2019 | 23 | Larry Ventus | win | TKO 3 |
9 | May 18, 2019 | 22 | Marcos Mojica | win | KO 4 |
8 | Jan 26, 2019 | 22 | Roberto Almazan | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Aug 04, 2018 | 22 | Jose Arturo Esquivel | win | TKO 1 |
6 | May 19, 2018 | 21 | Wilmer Rodriguez | win | KO 1 |
5 | Apr 21, 2018 | 21 | Andrew Rodgers | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Mar 03, 2018 | 21 | Keasen Freeman | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 21, 2017 | 21 | Larry Yanez | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Sep 10, 2017 | 21 | Jesus Lule | win | TKO 1 |
1 | May 20, 2017 | 20 | Josh Ross | win | TKO 1 |