Boxing PPL Russell Jr vs Nyambayar 2020/02/08 Live

Premier Boxing Champions PPL Gary Russell Jr vs Tugstsogt Nyambayar 2020/02/08 Live DX-TV

Boxing PPL Russell Jr vs Nyambayar 2020/02/08 Live

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Sat, Feb 8, 20209PM ET / 6PM PT

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will defend his 126-pound crown against unbeaten mandatory challenger Tugstsogt

“King Tug” Nyambayar Saturday, February 8 live on SHOWTIME from PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will see former world champions Guillermo Rigondeaux and Liborio Solís

battle for the vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title in the co-main event. The telecast opens with Jaime Arboleda meeting Jayson Veléz in

a 12-round bout WBA Super Featherweight Title eliminator. Boxing PPL Russell Jr

The main event showdown will see Russell make the fifth defense of his title as he looks to again display the skills and speed that have

made him one of the elite featherweight fighters in the world. He will be challenged by the 2012 Olympic silver medalist “King Tug”,

who quickly rose up the rankings facing quality opposition throughout his 11-fight career. The Capitol Heights, Maryland native Russell (30-1, 18 KOs)

has held his WBC Featherweight Title since 2015 when he stopped multiple division champion Jhonny Gonzalez to emphatically capture the belt.

The 31-year-old is part of one of boxing’s premier fighting families as he is trained by his father Gary Sr., and trains alongside his younger brothers,

unbeaten super lightweight Gary Antuanne and undefeated bantamweight Antonio. Russell most recently stopped former champion

Kiko Martinez in May on SHOWTIME after previously defeating then unbeaten challenger Joseph Diaz Jr in 2018 in a hometown defense.