Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis
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| Date | April 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis (also known as Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4) is an upcoming professional boxing match between 4-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. The bout is scheduled for April 1, 2023, at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Background[edit]
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On February 6, 2023, Jorge Masvidal announced on The MMA Hour that Roy Jones Jr. would face Anthony Pettis in a professional boxing match on April 1, 2023. Masvidal also announced on the co-main event that former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort would be facing former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza.[1] The pair previously fought under the MMA rules set at UFC 198, where Souza won via TKO in the first round.[2] The card will also feature UFC Hall of Famer José Aldo take on fellow MMA veteran Jeremy Stephens. The pair also previously fought in MMA at UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 where Aldo would win the fight via TKO by body shot in the first round.[3]
Fight card[edit]
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Heavyweight | Roy Jones Jr. | vs. | Anthony Pettis | – (8) | |||
| TBA | Vitor Belfort | vs. | Ronaldo Souza | – (6) | |||
| TBA | José Aldo | vs. | Jeremy Stephens | – (6) | |||
| TBA | Pearl Gonzalez | vs. | Gina Mazany | – (6) | |||
| TBA | Paul Daley | vs. | Anthony Taylor | – (6) | |||
| TBA | Devin Cushing | vs. | Damian Marciano | – (6) | |||
| TBA | Dillon Klecker | vs. | Josh Burns | – (6) | |||
| TBA | Bi Nguyen | vs. | TBA | – (6) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Lee, Alexander K. (2023-02-06). "Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred Boxing 4 event on April 1 headlined by Anthony Pettis vs. Roy Jones Jr., also features Jose Aldo, Vitor Belfort". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (14 May 2016). "UFC 198 results: 'Jacare' Souza makes easy work of Vitor Belfort for first-round TKO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 30 results: Jose Aldo stops Jeremy Stephens with first-round body shot". MMAjunkie. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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