Russell shuts out Gusev on Abril-Bogere undercard
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
March 3, 2013
With the World Baseball Classic just getting underway and the major league season around the corner, saying that 2011 boxing Prospect of the Year Gary Russell Jr. is ready to make the jump from AAA to the majors is a fair assessment after he thoroughly outclassed Vyacheslav Gusev in a shutout in the Showtime televised co-featured bout to Saturday's Richard Abril-Sharif Bogere lightweight title bout.
Early against Gusev, Russell (22-0, 13 KOs) doubled and tripled his jab while also mixing in a wide array of shots to the body. Gusev (20-3, 5 KOs), of Prokopyevsk, Russia, stood in there and tried his best to get some work done, but was largely ineffective. At the sound of the sticks, indicating ten seconds remaining in the first round, Russell exploded with offense, landing a right hook that buckled Gusev. Russell followed up with a lightning fast combination that would have undoubtedly lead to a knockdown had it not come at the end of the round.
In the second, Russell and Gusev landed solid straight shots simultaneously, with Russell's more powerful punch producing the first knockdown of the fight. Despite his opponent being hurt, Russell didn't waste any punches when he returned to his feet, landing at very accurate rate, seemingly content to pick at his prey rather than finish him.
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