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Gary Antuanne Russell says he’s going to “dismantle” and “outclass” Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela to take his WBA mild welterweight title from him this Saturday, March 1st of their chief assist bout on the Barclay Middle in Brooklyn, New York. The 2 will struggle on the $79.95 card on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
Russell (17-1, 17 KOs) admits that he has a “chip on his shoulder” after struggling his first profession defeat towards Alberto Puello final 12 months on June fifteenth in a 12-round break up choice. He says the judges gave it to Puello simply because he had gone twelve rounds towards him. Russell had come into the struggle with a 17-fight knockout streak.
Loss and Denial
Boxing followers imagine Russell is simply making excuses, and might’t admit that he wasn’t ok. He nonetheless refuses to confront the reality after stewing on his loss since then, which isn’t a superb signal. Gary is in denial about what occurred to him, and certain gained’t have realized from the defeat. That is the traditional losers mentality we see right here from Russell.
One can inform that Russell remains to be attempting to make sense of what occurred to him in his loss to Puello. He gained’t settle for that he misplaced to the higher man. Proper now, Russell is his worst enemy coming into Saturday’s struggle, and he’s prone to make the identical errors as final time.
Rayo (14-2, 9 KOs) has made it clear that he’s going to field Russell, and potshot him all night time lengthy. He’s going to make it arduous for him to make use of his inside energy sport to land his pictures on this struggle.
“I’m not one of those who wither and become diluted after my first loss. I’m coming into this fight with a chip on my shoulder,” mentioned Gary Antuanne Russell to Combat Hub TV, about him desirous to bounce again from his latest loss to Alberto Puello on June fifteenth final 12 months. “I’m going into my bag with this struggle and present you slightly extra fling.
“Nothing,” mentioned Russell when requested what Rayo brings to the desk for this struggle. “If anyone makes one thing look aggressive to me, it’s as a result of I’m not going what to do. These dudes don’t convey nothing particular. They’re not on my degree.
“The coach is not fighting for you. It’s me and you,” mentioned Russell when requested if Valenzuela’s new coach, Robert Garcia, will make a distinction for him on this struggle. “I want to dismantle him in every way. I’m not going to go in there looking for it [knockout], but I know it’s there.”
