Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis (also known as Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4) was a cruiserweight professional boxing match between 4-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. The bout took place on April 1, 2023, at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Pettis defeated Jones Jr. via majority decision after 8 rounds.^[1]

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis

Date	April 1, 2023
Venue	Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Roy Jones Jr. Anthony Pettis Nickname "Junior" "Showtime" Hometown Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Pre-fight record 66–9 (47 KOs) 0–0 (Professional boxing) 25–14 (11 KOs) (MMA) Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition 4-division world champion Former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion
Result
Pettis defeated Jones Jr. via Majority Decision.[1]

Background

Roy Jones Jr. (left) and Anthony Pettis (right).

On February 6, 2023, Jorge Masvidal announced on The MMA Hour that Roy Jones Jr. would face former UFC Lightweight champion 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.^[2] The pair previously fought under the MMA rules set at UFC 198, where Souza won via TKO in the first round.^[3] The card also featured 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.^[4]

The event was originally planned to have a bout between former UFC and Bellator title contender Paul Daley and Anthony Taylor.^[5] However, Taylor withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Markus Perez.^[6] In turn, Daley was forced to withdraw from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by Joe Riggs on less than week's notice.^[7]

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Cruiserweight	Anthony Pettis	def.	Roy Jones Jr.	MD	8
Heavyweight	Vitor Belfort	def.	Ronaldo Souza	UD	6
Welterweight	José Aldo	vs.	Jeremy Stephens	MD	6
Featherweight	Gina Mazany	def.	Pearl Gonzalez	MD	6
Bantamweight	Bi Nguyen	def.	Andy Nguyen	UD	4
Super lightweight	Luis Feliciano	def.	Clarence Booth	UD	8
Super featherweight	Devin Cushing	def.	Damian Marchiano	TKO	3 (8)	2:59
Heavyweight	Dillon Klecker	def.	Josh Burns	TKO	1 (6)	3:00
Undercard
Super featherweight	Javier Zamarron	def.	Roberto Armas	UD	4
Welterweight	Cade Howell	def.	Christopher Wingate	UD	4
Lightweight	Danielle Cohen	def.	Danielle Wynn	UD	4
Cruiserweight	Markus Perez	def.	Joe Riggs	TKO	3 (4)	1:19
Cruiserweight	Mandeep Jangra	def.	Ryan Reber	RTD	2 (4)	3:00

Purses

The amounts reflect the disclosed payouts only and do not include any off-contract bonuses, sponsor payments, or discretionary bonuses.^[8]

Guaranteed base purses:

• Anthony Pettis ($650,000) def. Roy Jones Jr. ($700,000)
• Vitor Belfort ($400,000) def. Ronaldo Souza ($200,000)
• José Aldo ($425,000) vs. Jeremy Stephens ($200,000)
• Luis Feliciano ($25,000) def. Clarence Booth ($10,000)
• Devin Cushing ($40,000) def. Damian David Machiano ($5,000)
• Gina Mazany ($10,000) def. Pearl Gonzalez ($50,000)
• Dillon Cleckler ($40,000) def. Josh Burns ($15,000)
• Bi Nguyen ($15,000) def. Andy Nguyen ($5,000)
• Markus Perez ($15,000) def. Joe Riggs ($10,000)
• Mandeep Jangra ($1,000) def. Ryan Reber ($1,000)
• Javier Zamarron ($1,200) def. Roberto Armas ($1,000)
• Cade Howell ($3,500) def. Christopher Wingate ($1,500)
• Danielle Cohen ($2,000) def. Danielle Wynn ($1,500)

Broadcasting

Country/region	Broadcaster
	Free to air	Cable/pay television	PPV
United States (host)	—	In Demand	In Demand & UFC Fight Pass
Internationally		—

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