WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr (28-1, 17 KOs) retained his title with a seventh round TKO over Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA.
Russell dropped the Colombian challenger with a right uppercut in the third round and continued to dominate the action with his superior speed and skills.
The American sent Escandon to the canvas again following more hard shots in the seventh and referee Harvey Dock stopped the…