Weight Class: Bantamweight/119 pounds
Height: 5-5
Weight: 119 lbs
Born: June 5, 1988 in Washington D.C.
Lives: Capitol Heights, Md.
Coach: Gary Russell, Sr. and Robert Martin
Club: Enigma Boxing
Began boxing: 1995
Family Ties: Russell's three younger brothers also box and all four are trained by their father, Gary Russell, Sr.
Did you know: Russell was the youngest member of USA Boxing's 2005 Elite Team and won both the U.S. Championships and Golden Gloves at 16
Career Highlight: Winning a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships
Biggest Influence: My family
Draw to boxing: I was always around boxing, my older brothers boxed and my father trained them.
Greatest strength in the ring: My versatility
Other sports played: Football
Favorite thing about boxing: Winning
Goals in and out of the ring: To dominate in the ring and to be viewed as an intelligent individual
Favorite movie: Menace 2 Society
Favorite Song: Keisha Cole
2006 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2005 USA BOXING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE MEDALIST
2005 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD MEDALIST
2005 NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION
2004 JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION
2007
U.S. Championships: dec. Jessy Cruz, Miami, Fla., 37-14, in quarterfinals; lost on medical disqualification to Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, Calif., in semifinals.
2006
National PAL Championships: dec. Teddy Padilla, Las Vegas, Nev., 10-5, in first round; stopped Zach Watkins, Atlanta, Ga., RSCO-2, in quarterfinals: dec. Jorge Diaz, Jr., New Brunswick, N.J., 3-1 in semifinals; dec. Roberto Marroquin, Dallas, Texas, 16-7, in finals for 1st.
U.S. Championships: dec. Darryl Nichols, 23-14, in first round; dec. Shemuel Pagan, 14-7, in quarterfinals; dec. Troy Wohosky, 11-3, in semifinals; dec. Leodegario Santa Cruz, 13-6, in finals for 1st.
2005
World Championships: dec. Detelin Stefanov Dalakliev, BUL, 25-21, in first round; dec. Tyson Cave, CAN, 22-9, in second round; dec. Al Gharaghir Ibrahim, JOR, 34-13; lost on points to Rustamhodza Rahimov, GER, 28-17
World Cup: dec. Chavazhi Khatsygov, BLR, 21-20; lost on points to Maksim Khalikov, RUS, 31-22
National Golden Gloves: won on retirement over John Franklin, RET-3, in first round; dec. Enrique Vasquez, 5-0, in quarterfinals; dec. Rico Ramos, 5-0, in semifinals; dec. Sergio Perales, 5-0, in finals for 1st.
U.S. Championships: dec. Jorge Diaz, 13-10, in preliminaries; stopped Issac Viscarra, RSC-1, in quarterfinals; dec. Troy Wohosky, 14-5, in semifinals; dec. Sytel Wilbarn, 16-5, in finals for 1st
|
|
