NEW YORK (May 12, 2023)-This weekend two fighters under the Split-T Management banner will see action. Friday night at The Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, lightweight Otha Jones III takes on Marcello Williams in an six-round bout.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jones is 6-1-1 with two knockouts, The 23 year-old Jones has wins over Giorgi Gelashvili (5-1) and is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Raymond Chacon on February 25th in Orlando.
Williams of Orlando is 4-16-1 with one knockout. Williams has wins over two undefeated foes in Victoriano Gonzalez (5-0) and Hysom Sabet (1-0-1).
Jones, who is promoted by GH3 Promotions weighed 134.2 lbs. Williams also checked in at 134.2 lbs.
Saturday night in Stockton, California, undefeated middleweight Javier Martinez takes on fellow undefeated Joeshon Jones in an eight-round bout.
Martinez of Milwaukee is 8-0 with two knockouts. The former United States amateur star has defeated good competition such as Rance Ward (4-1-1) and Pachino Hill (7-0-1). In his last bout, Martinez won a six-round unanimous decision over Marco Delgado on November 12, 2022 in Las Vegas.
Jones of Sacramento, California is 7-0 with four knockouts. The 24 year-old Jones has defeated two undefeated foes in Christian Duran (1-0) and his last outing when he stopped prospect Richard Brewart Jr. (12-0) in seven rounds on September 23, 2022 in Ontario, California.
Martinez is promoted by Top Rank and his fight will be streamed live beginning at 6:15 ET /3:15 PT on ESPN+