COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — They are four fighting brothers, each proudly bearing a version of their father's name. They strategize and train and compete together out of their Maryland gym, relentlessly applying teamwork to a profoundly individual sport.
"We believe in dynasty," said Gary Russell Jr., the oldest member of this fighting fraternity.
And eight years after Gary Jr. left the Beijing Olympics without throwing a punch, felled by an unsuccessful weight cut, youngest brother Gary Antuanne Russell is headed to Rio de Janeiro to make it right.
The U.S. team's light welterweight has coveted a medal since he watched his brother's failed attempt in 2008.