Gary Russell Jr. is an American professional boxer. Since 2015, he has held the WBC featherweight title. Furthermore, he is ranked as the world's 3rd best active featherweight by ESPN and The Ring magazine as well as 4th by BoxRec and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. As an amateur, he manages to win a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 2005 World Championships.
Not only name and fame, but Russell Jr. has also earned a tremendous wealth through his boxing career. According to the source, he has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2020.
Gary Russell SOURCE: Boxing Scene As a matter of fact, the boxer does not have a fixed salary they make money by winning matches, securing sponsorship and becoming an ambassador for the sport as well. For every champion fighter who becomes fantastically wealthy, there are hundreds more making less than $20,000 per annum.
He is earning a great salary. He has not revealed any info about his salary. He has a huge fan following on Instagram.
Russell Jr., 31, is a married man. He often shares pictures with his wife but prefers to keep personal detail secret. There is no detail about when the duo met, their marriage, and many more.
Gary Russell Jr. with his wife SOURCE: Instagram On 1st August 2012, the duo welcomed their 1st child together, a daughter named Gianna.
Russell Jr.'s spouse and daughter SOURCE: Instagram As of now, the family of three is living a blissful life.
Gary Russell Jr. was born on 5th of June 1988, in Washington D.C, United States, to Gary Antuanne Russell. Both of his parents are from Haiti. He carries an American nationality and is of Afro-American ethnicity. His birth sign is Gemini.
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Gary Russell Jr. was raised in his birthplace alongside Gar Anyuanne Russell and Gary Allen Russell was raised in his birthplace. Both of his brothers are boxers.
At the age of 16, he had success. He has also excelled in the Rio Olympics but has been unable to win the medal.
He won the U.S Championship and Golden Gloves in 2005. In Nov 2005, he played in the world championships in Mianyang. At the competition, Bulgarian Detelin Stefanov Dalakliev was defeated by him. In 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago, he was badly defeated by Sergey Vodopyanov of Russia. On July 23, 2011, he fought Eric Estrada on the undercard for the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah.
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The fight was held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. He played splendidly and won by unanimous decision. His ladder of success was climbing the high skies from initial days. His professional career has embraced many uncountable achievements. His career stat is worth to watch for the upcoming players in boxing.
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Gary Russell Jr. is considered one of the most influential celebs in the boxing world. He has great athletic ability. He is quicker in the ring than his opponent.
