Hugh Russell

Hugh Russell
Born	(1959-12-15)15 December 1959 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	13 October 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 63)
Nationality	Irish
Other names	Little red
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	19
Wins	17
Wins by KO	8
Losses	2
Medal record Men’s Boxing Olympic Games Representing  Ireland 1980 Moscow Flyweight Commonwealth Games Representing  Northern Ireland 1978 Edmonton Flyweight

Hugh Russell (15 December 1959 – 13 October 2023) was a Northern Irish professional boxer from the New Lodge area of Belfast who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983 and flyweight title from 1984 to 1985. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics, both in the flyweight division.