On the afternoon of January 21, 2022, Beijing time, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, the current WBC Super Featherweight World Boxing Champion Gary Russell Jr. and challenger Mark McGeseo attended the last press conference before the match.
However, unlike the tense atmosphere before other professional boxing matches, the pre-match press conference between Gary Russell Jr. and challenger Mark McGseaugh took place in a calm and peaceful manner. The two boxers sat side by side on the stage of the venue and exchanged friendly exchanges, very politely answering reporters' questions.
Among them, as the defending boxer, Gary Russell Jr. paid tribute to Mark Macgerseo many times at this meeting, and praised Mark Macgseo's courage to accept his own engagement. Even praising Mark Macgseo in front of all journalists is the pride of the Philippines.
Of course, Gary Russell Jr. did not forget to take this opportunity to attack his old enemy, former featherweight overlord Leo St. Cruz. Gary Russell Jr. believes that Leo San Cruz simply did not display all the demeanor of a featherweight master and could not be compared to Mark Macgseo.
Faced with all the compliments of Gary Russell Jr., Filipino boxer Mark Macgseo did not flutter. On the contrary, Mark Macgseo was very calm at the press conference. Mark Macgseo predicts he will face one of the toughest games of his career at the Borgata Event Center this weekend. However, Mark Macgseo also believes that Gary Russell Jr. has somewhat underestimated himself.
Mark Macgseo told reporters at the scene: "Gary Russell Jr. probably didn't expect me to move fast. Although my strength is not outstanding, I am strong. In the game against Gary Russell Jr., I'll prove it. I'm sure on the day of the official race, I'll surprise Gary Russell Jr. ”
Before the game, although most of the media was optimistic that Gary Russell Jr. would successfully defend his title. But that still doesn't hide the fact that Gary Russell Jr. hasn't played for almost two years. His last game was on February 8, 2020. In the next two years, Gary Russell Jr. stayed away from the ring due to some injuries in addition to the epidemic. Gary Russell Jr. should have played a few months ago, but his father had to have his leg amputated last month because of complications of type 2 diabetes. That's why Gary Russell Jr.'s comeback was postponed to this week.
Despite the difficulty of challenging the world boxer, Mark McGeseo still thinks he has a chance to win in the game. He told reporters: "Gary Russell Jr. is a good boxer, his punching speed and footwork are very good. That's why I was in the boot camp with Coach Roach Freddie for footwork and speed practice. ”
A reporter at the scene mentioned that although Gary Russell Jr. had been away from the ring for two years, the opponent he defeated in the last match was the famous Mongolian boxer Tugsot Nyambayar. Mark Macgseo was somewhat dismissive of this.
Mark Macgseo told the reporter: "I am a better boxer than Tugsot Nyambayar, Tugsot Nyambayar plays at a slower pace, my game is faster and I adjust frequently. I admit it won't be easy to play with Gary Russell Jr., but I'll try harder. ”
Mark Macgseo was born on June 22, 1995 in Tacloban, Philippines. Since entering professional boxing in May 2013, Mark Macgaseo has won 16 KO wins in 23 matches. In the world rankings published by Boxing Ring magazine in early 2022, Mark Macgseo was fifth in the featherweight. Currently, Mark Macgseo is a contracted boxer for Pacquiao's MP event promotion company, and maybe Mark Macgseo will surprise us at the weekend match.
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