Sunday, December 20, 2020

Russell Wins Technical Decision In Connecticut!

Capitol Heights, MD bantamweight Antonio "Another" Russell won a seventh-round technical decision over former world champion Juan Carlos Payano of Miami, FL by way of the Dominican Republic on Saturday, December 9th at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.  The bout was shown on Showtime.

The two men clashed heads in the fifth round, leading to a nasty cut over Payano's left eye.  The bout would be halted one second into the seventh round. Russell was leading on the scorecards, 58-56 and 59-55 (twice).  With the win, Russell remains undefeated at 18-0, 12 KO's while Payano falls to 21-5, nine KO's.

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