Roy Jones Jr and Anthony Pettis squared off in the main event live on pay-per-view from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, April 1. The contest featured boxing hall of famer and four-division world champion from Pensacola, Florida up against former UFC lightweight champion and hometown favorite. The scheduled for eight rounds bout went the full distance. In the end, one judge had it 76-76, while two other judges scored the fight 77-75 and 78-74 in favor of “Showtime”.
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With the victory, by majority decision, 36-year-old Anthony Pettis, who compiled a 25-14 record in MMA, made his successful pro boxing debut.
“Man, he’s 54 years old, but you’ve got to give it up for this guy,” Pettis post-fight. “He’s a legend in the sport, a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Praise God for allowing me to get this opportunity. Give it up for Roy Jones Jr., man.”
“I’m going to take it one fight at a time, take it day by day. I’m 1-0 as a pro and I’m excited for what the future holds.”
“I would love to do it again. Let’s go. It would be an honor, bro.”
54-year-old Roy Jones Jr dropped to 66-10, 47 KOs and made his first appearance inside the ring in a pro fight since February 2018, following an eight-round exhibition with Mike Tyson in November 2020.
“For me, I like to come in and entertain the fans,” Jones Jr. said. “My job is to come in and make sure that the fans get what they paid for, and I’m all good with that. I think it was a good fight. He did a great job and fought a very smart fight. I think I educated him and taught him a lot in this fight. So I think if I fought him again it would be even better because he knows a lot more now. I think it would be a really good rematch.”
“I don’t do exhibitions, I fight real fights. I’m not an exhibition guy, I’m a real guy. I want to win, or I want to lose. But I’m going to go out on my shield, and I want to be able to do it again as many times as I want to. At 54 years old, that’s a beautiful thing, and he already said he’d do it again because one judge had it even. So that’s what I love.”
Check out Roy Jones Jr vs Anthony Pettis full fight video highlights below.
Jones vs Pettis full fight video highlights
Anthony Pettis makes his ring walk.
Here comes Roy Jones Jr.
Fighters’ introduction.
Flying fists.
Verdict.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, April 2.
Get Jones vs Pettis full fight card results.
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