Long reigning WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. is back in action on January 22nd, taking on Mark Magsayo. The focus of yesterday’s media call was the universal question we ask every time we sporadically see him. Where has Gary Russell Jr. been?
Speaking with the media via Zoom yesterday, we found out dealing with many family issues outside the ring. Russell’s father and trainer have been dealing with diabetes complications and were training himself to prepare for Magsayo.
“Camp has been hectic, man,” Russell Jr. said on zoom to Keith Idec of Boxingscene. “It’s been a lot going on. You know, pops, pops, he been dealing with amputation. He got his foot amputated. He’s my coach as well as my dad. I’ve been somewhat training myself. And then my father, his health isn’t the best, so he’s getting in the gym as much as possible. But we grinding, man. We ready. No complaints, no whining. We gonna get to it.”
