MILWAUKEE — Anthony Pettis, former UFC lightweight champion and Milwaukee native, will box against boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. in Milwaukee on April 1.
The Jorge Masvidal-produced event will be at Fiserv Forum at 6 p.m.
Ticket sales will open to the general public on Ticketmaster on Feb. 17 at noon.
Masvidal announced the fight card for Gamebred Boxing 4 Monday on "The MMA Hour."
Other matches on the fight card include Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens; Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza; Paul Daley vs. Anthony Taylor.; and Pearl Gonzalez vs. Gina Mazany.
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Pettis has participated in featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight competitions in the UFC. Pettis was also the final World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) Lightweight Champion before being merged into the UFC.
Pettis grew up on the south side of Milwaukee and attended Dominican High School. He made his professional MMA debut in 2007 and did very well. He then debuted with the WEC in June 2009. Pettis shifted to UFC in 2010 when WEC merged with UFC.
Jones Jr. is a multi-division boxing world champion. He holds titles in middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. He is also an Olympic silver medalist.
The matchup is sure to be interesting as Pettis has the advantage in age, however, Jones has more experience and is considered by many as one of the best boxers of all time.
Correction: Anthony Pettis' championship is in the lightweight category.
