(Photo courtesy of USA Boxing)
United States Olympic Team member Antuanne Russell (right) notched his first victory in World Series of Boxing competition on Friday when he scored a fourth-round TKO over Abedlhaq Nadir of Morocco in Casablanca.
The win helped Russell's USA Knockouts team score a 3-2 victory over the Morocco Atlas Lions. Russell, of Capitol Heights, MD, was in complete control in the contest, showing great hand speed and power. Russell got a standing eight count on Nadir in the third round and followed with a crushing left hand that dropped Nadir to the canvas. Nadir's corner did not let their boxer come out for the fourth round.
Russell is now 1-1 ,one KO in WSB competition and will now head back to the US Olympic Training Center to prepare for the International Olympic Qualifying event that will take place March 11-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A Beltway-based coach, Kay Koroma, will be one of Team USA's coaches for this event. Koroma was also in Casablanca for the WSB competition.
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