Have Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel ever fought each other?

Yes. Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel met once on August 4, 2018, and Gary Antuanne Russell won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Russell or Esquivel?

Gary Antuanne Russell is 19-1 and Jose Arturo Esquivel is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gary Antuanne Russell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Russell or Esquivel?

Gary Antuanne Russell has 17 knockout wins and Jose Arturo Esquivel has 0. Gary Antuanne Russell has more.

Do Russell and Esquivel have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Esquivel?

This comparison is drawn from 20 bouts tracked for Gary Antuanne Russell and 3 bouts tracked for Jose Arturo Esquivel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gary Antuanne Russell vs Jose Arturo Esquivel — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT

Gary Antuanne Russell

Jose Arturo Esquivel

Gary Antuanne Russell (19-1) and Jose Arturo Esquivel (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Russell

Wins17 KO · 89%

Loss

Draws20 tracked bouts

Esquivel

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Russell leads 1–0

Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel have met 1 time; Russell leads 1–0.
Met	2018Aug 4	Series
Gary Antuanne RussellFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jose Arturo EsquivelFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR1Russell vs Esquivel	1Meeting

Russell vs Esquivel · Aug 4, 2018

The Numbers

Russell 6 · Esquivel 0 of 6 measurable rows

RussellEdge = longer wingEsquivel

Record^†: 19-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%: 95% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 89.47%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 89%—
Times stopped^‡max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.3: 2.3 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 20: 20
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Gary Antuanne Russell: 5′10″; Jose Arturo Esquivel: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gary Antuanne Russell: 69″; Jose Arturo Esquivel: No reach on file
Agenot held: Gary Antuanne Russell: 30; Jose Arturo Esquivel: No date of birth
Stance: Gary Antuanne Russell: Southpaw; Jose Arturo Esquivel: Not recorded

Gary Antuanne Russell left, Jose Arturo Esquivel right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gary Antuanne Russell19 wins · from 20 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 89%2 on the cards 11%

Jose Arturo Esquivel0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Esquivel yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Antuanne Russell 20, Jose Arturo Esquivel 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gary Antuanne Russell has won two straight since losing a decision to Alberto Puello. Russell last boxed on Feb 21, 2026 — 252 days ago.WWLWW

Barthelemy Jul 2022Cruz Aug 2023Puello Jun 2024Valenzuela Mar 2025Hiraoka Feb 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Jose Arturo Esquivel last boxed on Aug 4, 2018 — 3,010 days ago. Esquivel had lost three straight.LLL

Barrios Jul 2015Jr. May 2016Russell Aug 20181 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel ever fought each other?: Yes. Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel met once on August 4, 2018, and Gary Antuanne Russell won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Russell or Esquivel?: Gary Antuanne Russell is 19-1 and Jose Arturo Esquivel is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gary Antuanne Russell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Russell or Esquivel?: Gary Antuanne Russell has 17 knockout wins and Jose Arturo Esquivel has 0. Gary Antuanne Russell has more.
Do Russell and Esquivel have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Antuanne Russell and Jose Arturo Esquivel have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Esquivel?: This comparison is drawn from 20 bouts tracked for Gary Antuanne Russell and 3 bouts tracked for Jose Arturo Esquivel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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