He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing. gary russell jr brother This is the only thing that keeps me sane at this point. You know, him going to the gym, working out, having to spar and stuff somewhat kept him mentally rooted. Who does that?. Im still dealing with it, Gary Russell Jr. said. Trying to make sure they are where they need to be. Gary Russell Jr. explains to Zenger how the family is moving forward. Though their fighting family has grown accustomed to boxing through tragedy, it was particularly difficult for Gary Antonio Russell to box only 10 days after Boosas death. Gary Russell Jr. and brothers striving to triple-headline card as This weekend will mark the fourth time that "Mr."Gary Russell, 31, will sharethe spotlightwith his younger brothers. I wish I had more time with my younger brother, Gary Russell Jr. stated during a virtual press conference recently. And he said, You know, bruh, I wanna fight. Russell Jr: I expect for Antuanne to give his opponent nothing, but take everything from him. We gotta make up for it in 2022.. Gary Antonio Russell: Fights on for his late brother Sub Lead 11-Aug-21 by Lem Satterfield "When you fall on your knees, you bleed, but, eventually, it scabs up and The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The teenager was shot and killed March 10, 2004 on the 700 block of 26th Street NE. After Christmas break that year, Drayton did not want to go back to Glen Mills so he stayed at his grandmothers house. Andre Chung for The Undefeated. He just put his head in my shoulder, you know, I just held him and he was just crying and crying and crying, and he was telling me how much he misses his brother. Yet when Russell began shifting his attention to his next opponent, the World Boxing Council featherweight champion barely saw Gary Sr., who was managing severe Honoring his brothers memory has been one of the WBC featherweight champions primary motivations throughout this training camp for a mandated title defense against the Philippines Mark Magsayo at Borgata Event Center (Showtime; 9 p.m. During every training camp in his professional boxing career, D.C.-born Gary Russell Jr. had been able to turn to his father and trainer, Gary Sr., for guidance and one of his younger brothers, Gary Boosa Russell, for support at the familys Enigma Gym in Capitol Heights, Md. His father had to have one of his feet amputated last month owing to complications from type 2 diabetes. His brother, Devaun, was murdered and his other brother, Gary Boosa, tragically passed away from an Unfortunately, in May 2022, the captain of the ship, Gary Russell Sr., the man responsible for his sons getting into boxing and all bearing the same name, passed away. All rights reserved. Renowned boxing trainer Gary Russell Sr. has passed away. He wasnt here in the flesh, but I definitely felt his energy and aura all around us that night.. Rarely does the Maryland resident suffer any abrasions when he does compete, nor does he have any setbacks during his training camps. Zenger: You had the shoulder injury in the [Mark] Magsayo fight, and are now dealing with the loss of your father. A lot of times people like to put [memorials] on a shirt or something like that, Gary Russell Jr. told BoxingScene.com. Gary Russell Jr. gets in a workout while rehabbing an injured shoulder. The 28-year-old Gary Antonio is undefeated in 18 fights in the bantamweight division, while Gary Allen Jr., 33, has held the WBC featherweight title since 2015. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. gtag('js', new Date()); WebEmily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. We train hard, work hard in the gym and we feed off each others energy,""Mr."Gary Russell said. Yet, in the case of current WBC featherweight titlist Gary Russell Jr., hes only been forced to clock in for his shift once a year. Zenger: Youre always so cool, calm and collected for your fights, but we see you get a little animated when your brothers are fighting. He was 63 years old. You know, all I can do is allow him to live through me at this point by continuing to be the best that I can possibly be.. I know how it is, and you know how it is. Where are you physically and mentally right now? "He has good speed, power, good defense. Gary Russell Jr. assesses brother's controversial sixth Only Gary Antonio has fought since Gary Boosas death, and after he defeated Alejandro Santiago by a majority decision in November in Las Vegas, Russell was ringside to share an emotional family moment. We got a gym credo that says. Yet when Russell began shifting his attention to his next opponent, the World Boxing Council featherweight champion barely saw Gary Sr., who was managing severe health issues, and continued to mourn his brother, who died in 2020 of cardiac arrest less than two weeks before Christmas. Roughly two weeks ago, Russell Jr.s younger brother, Gary Boosa Russell, passed away due to an unexpected heart attack. Gary Boosa Russell was the second of Gary Russell Jr.s brothers to die young. Though their fighting family has grown accustomed to boxing through tragedy, it was particularly difficult for Gary Antonio Russell to box only 10 days after Boosas death. But to Russell Jr., he believes that if you simply took the time to check their track record, then you would notice that they were all worthy challengers.