On February 8, 2020, Gary Russell Jr. (30-1, 18 KOs), the featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against Mongolian challenger, Tugstsogt Nyambayar (11-0, 9 KOs).
Gary Russell Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Kiko Martínez, 8 months and 21 days ago. Tugstsogt Nyambayar is on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Claudio Marrero, 1 year and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gary Russell Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Tugstsogt Nyambayar really doesn't have much to present against Russell Jr.
Gary Russell Jr. defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Russell Jr. improves his record to 31-1, while Nyambayar adds a loss to his record at 11-1.