Gary Antuanne Russell vs Rances Barthelemy

GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL VS. RANCES BARTHELEMY Gary Antuanne Russell’s knockout streak continued in very controversial fashion Saturday night. Rances Barthelemy had given the hard-hitting Russell the toughest test of his pro career, but Russell dropped him with a right hook barely 30 seconds into the sixth round. Cuba’s Barthelemy fell to his side, but he easily beat referee Shada Murdaugh’s count and appeared to answer Murdaugh’s commands more than sufficiently enough to continue. Murdaugh still waved an end to their 10-round, 140-pound bout at 50 seconds of the sixth round on the Danny Garcia-Jose Benavidez Jr. undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The 26-year-old Russell, a southpaw from Capitol Heights, Maryland, has won each of his 16 professional fights by knockout. The 36-year-old Barthelemy (29-2-1, 15 KOs, 1 NC), a two-division champion, lost inside the distance for the first time in his 13-year, 32-fight career. “I know he wanted to continue, but the doctor and th