Tonight’s Gamebred Boxing 4 occasion was headlined by a heavyweight combat between Roy Jones Jr. and Anthony Pettis.
Jones Jr. (66-10) was competing for the primary time since combating Mike Tyson to a attract an exhibition bout in 2020. The 54-year-old had final competed as an expert in 2018, the place he prolonged his win streak to 4 in a row with a call victory over Scott Sigmon.
In the meantime, Anthony Pettis (25-14 MMA), a former UFC light-weight champion, was making his skilled boxing debut in entrance of a hometown crowd in Milwaukee. ‘Showtime’ had entered the competition trying to rebound from back-to-back losses to Stevie Ray whereas combating MMA below the PFL banner.
Tonight’s Gamebred Boxing 4 predominant occasion proved to be an exciting forwards and backwards affair. Roy Jones Jr. and Anthony Pettis went toe to toe for eight rounds of stable motion, however no knockdowns occurred throughout the contest. Though Jones Jr. appeared to get off the higher pictures all through the vast majority of the competition, ‘Showtime’ was in a position to wobble the boxing legend within the last spherical which proved to be the distinction.
Official Gamebred Boxing 4 End result: Anthony Pettis def. Roy Jones Jr. by majority choice (76-76, 77-75, 78-74)
Take a look at how the professionals reacted to ‘Jones Jr. vs. Pettis’ under:
It’s showtimeeeeeee!!!!!
— malki kawa (@malkikawa) April 2, 2023
Man, Roy Jones Jr nonetheless has some velocity at his age. #GamebredBoxing4
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) April 2, 2023
Nice combat @Showtimepettis @RoyJonesJrFA 👏🏼
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) April 2, 2023
Put up-fight reactions to Anthony Pettis defeating Roy Jones Jr. at Gamebred Boxing 4:
Imo these guys didn’t appear to be there have been making an attempt to knock one another out tonight in many of the fights.
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 2, 2023
Let’s gooo @Showtimepettis !!!
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 2, 2023
Wow, Anthony Pettis simply beat Roy Jones Jr. by majority choice in his professional boxing debut. #GamebredBoxing4
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) April 2, 2023
I do not find out about that call however hey good for Anthony Pettis. #GamebredBoxing4
— Josh Evanoff (@JoshEvanoff) April 2, 2023
Gritty win for Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) #GamebredBoxing4 https://t.co/RGOiYqFWZc
— Zain Bando ™️ (@zainbando99) April 2, 2023
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