Roy Jones Jnr won’t be fighting Thursday night at Legends Casino Hotel in Toppenish, Washington, but he will very much be the story.
Jones will corner five of his boxers during a historic event that will be streamed live worldwide on BLK Prime, starting at 10 p.m. ET.
“This is going to be a great show, so don’t miss it!” said Jones. “I’m excited to be back in Toppenish, Washington, at Legends Casino Hotel, where my man Greg Fritz is a great host.”
The fighters, all training at Jones’ Pensacola, Florida, farm gym, where he honed his Hall of Fame career, will showcase their skills in a card promoted by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing. The card will be telecast with Claudia Trejos calling the action, while Jones provides live analysis from the corner.
Full weigh-in results are as follows:
Super middleweights – 10 rounds
Shady Gamhour (162.8lbs) vs. Devontae McDonald (164.0lbs)
Featherweight – eight rounds
Dominique Roundtree (125.3lbs) vs. Jose Antonio Sampedro (124.4lbs)
Super Middleweights – six rounds
Andrew Murphy (166.6lbs) vs. Andres Martinez (166.9lbs)
Junior lightweight – eight rounds
James Wilkins (129.8lbs) vs. Dennis Contreras (131.6lbs)
Lightweight – four rounds
Chris Young (134.5lbs) vs. Anthony Curtiss (136.0lbs)
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