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Undefeated Middleweight Amari Jones Signs With Golden Boy Promotions
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Manouk Akopyan
Manouk Akopyan
RingMagazine.com
Undefeated Middleweight Amari Jones Signs With Golden Boy Promotions
Undefeated middleweight prospect Amari "The Reaper" Jones (14-0, 12 KOs) has signed a promotional pact with Golden Boy, it was announced on Friday.

Jones is a confidant of Devin Haney and fought under the umbrella of Devin Haney Promotions since turning pro in 2021, but the 23-year-old Oakland-born, Las Vegas-based boxer is beginning a new chapter of his burgeoning boxing career.

Jones, who's trained by Virgil Hunter and now managed by Rick Mirigian, is ranked No. 13 by the IBF at 160 pounds, a division surely in need of fresh contenders.

"At Golden Boy, we hold our fighters to a high standard, and Amari Jones meets every one of them," said Golden Boy chief Oscar De La Hoya. "With world-class trainer Virgil Hunter in his corner, the full support of the Bay Area behind him, and the raw talent that's kept him undefeated, we're confident no one will be able to avoid him as he climbs toward the top of the middleweight division."

Jones, a slick switch-hitter and a former high school football player with amateur boxing pedigree, is excited about the new journey.

"Thank you to Oscar De La Hoya, Eric Gomez, and the Golden Boy team for recognizing my talent and giving me the opportunity and the platform to show it off to the world," said Jones. "Fighters in my division won’t be able to run from the reaper."

The esteemed Hunter has worked with Andre Ward, Andre Berto, and Amir Khan and said Jones is one of the best fighters he's trained since the Hall of Famer and two-division champion Ward retired in 2017.

"Amari has all the makings to become a world champion and stay there," said Hunter.

Mirigian has done a commendable job building former unified junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez into a franchise-like attraction and community leader in Fresno, California for over a decade and he’s looking to do the same for Jones in Northern California.

"Amari has the most potential in the division to be a superstar,” said Mirigian. “I plan on wrapping the Bay Area around him and have big plans with Golden Boy to support him in the near future."

After two fights in 2024, Jones kicked off his 2025 campaign with an eight-round unanimous decision win over Kyle Lomotey on May 10 in Equatorial Guinea.

Manouk Akopyan is The Ring's lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.

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