RUSSELL JR. VS ESCANDON FOR FEATHERWEIGHT SUPREMACY

World Boxing Council featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) returns to the ring to defend his crown on May 20 at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, against the Interim champion, Oscar Escandón (25-2, 17 KO’s).

This will be Russell Jr.’s second defense of the title he won two years ago,  with a fourth-round knockout victory over former champion Jhonny Gonzalez in March 2015.

Escandón won the WBC interim title last year, defeating Mexican Robinson Castellanos with a seventh-round knockout.