By Minnie Larry
MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Showtime Boxing
Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16KOs) 125 ½ pounds vs. Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17KOs) 125 ¾ pounds for the featherweight world Championship.
Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16KOs) weighed 167 ½ pounds and his opponent Jose Uzcategui (26-1, 22KOs) weighed 166 ½ pounds for the IBF interim super middleweight title.
Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13KOs) and his opponent Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19KOs) weighed 139 ½ pounds.
Undercard
Alexandru Marin (12-0, 9KOs) vs German Meraz (55-43, 32KOs) 120.8
Cobia Breedy (9-0, 4KOs) 133 pounds vs. Wilfredo Garriga (4-6, 3KOs) 133.24
Antonio Russell (7-0, 5KOs) 119.6 vs. Jovany Fuentes (7-8, 6KOs) 120.6
Gary “The Last” Russell 137.6 (0-0) vs Joshua Ross (2-3-4) 139.2
