Meek Mill is not having the best 2023. As Media Take Out reported last week, the rapper was robbed twice, while visiting the African nation of Ghana – first for his phone, then for his chain and watch.
Last night, Meek nearly got his lights turned out – by champion boxer Gary Russell Jr, and a few of his friends.
According to social media reports, Meek starts trash talking Gary – who is known for his fast hands and knockout power – over a bet that the two men made on the fight. Meek bet on Gervontae Davis, the headline fighter on the card, and Gary bet on his opponent.
Eventually Gary had enough of Meek’s mouth, and he tried to fight the Philly rapper. Luckily, Media Take Out learned, popular podcaster Wallo and former NBA star Stephen Jackson were able to break things up before Meek got hurt.
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The man Meek was about to be KO’d by is top boxing star Gary Russell Jr. Gary is an American professional boxer who held the WBC featherweight title from 2015 to 2022. As of October 2022, he is ranked as the world’s seventh best active featherweight by The Ring magazine, fourth by BoxRec, and fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
As an amateur boxer, Russell won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. In 2011, he was named Prospect of the Year by The Ring, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN. He is the older brother of boxers Gary Antonio Russell and Gary Antuanne Russell, who compete at bantamweight and welterweight, respectively.
