Russell stops Gonzalez for WBC featherweight title

LAS VEGAS: American Gary Russell dominated Jhonny Gonzalez en route to a fourth-round technical knockout on Saturday to seize the Mexican’s World Boxing Council featherweight world title.
Gonzalez had no answer for Russell’s speed and power.
Russell knocked down Gonzalez three times in the fight — once in the third round and twice in the fourth, with referee Tony Weeks calling a halt less than a minute into the round.
“This is the kind of performance I expect, but you can’t get these every time,” said Russell, who was making his second bid for a world title after losing last June to Ukraine southpaw Vasyl Lomachenko in a World Boxing Organization title bout.
“We put the work in at the gym. We grind three times a day, hard,” added Russell, who indicated after the fight he wants a rematch with Lomachenko.
“For all the young fighters coming up, never come into a fight questioning or doubting. Always come into a fight ready.”
Russell knocked Gonzalez down with a big left-right combination at the end of the third round, Gonzalez regaining his feet just as the round ended.
Russell opened the fourth by landing a flurry of blows to Gonzalez’ head and body, a left to the head sending him down again.
Gonzalez rose but was clearly hurt when the action resumed, and another flurry from Russell sent him down again and had Weeks stepping in.