Video: Interview with Gary Russell before his fight Vyacheslav Gusev

This Saturday night unbeaten featherweight phenom Gary Russell Jr. will face off against Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev in a 10-round featherweight bout. The fight will be part of a SHOWTIME telecast headlined by a bout between WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril and Sharif “The Lion” Bogere.

Perhaps the most talented young fighter in the sport today, 24-year-old southpaw Gary Russell Jr. (21-0, 13 KO’s) has been showing his stellar boxing skills since his days as an amateur standout. In the fourth year of his professional career in 2012, he began adding power punching into his repertoire with impressive knockouts of Christopher Perez and Roberto Castaneda. On March 2, the Capitol Heights, Maryland resident will look to continue to wow fans in the SHOWTIME opening fight against Gusev.

The evening of fights is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona.  The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with preliminary fights to air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

Tickets priced at $150, $100, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $125, will be on sale shortly at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.  An exact on sale date will be announced as soon as determined.