The Amari Jones homecoming fight is this Friday night and he’ll have support but this can work the other way as well.
This can add a lot of pressure to have hometown support for a boxer. Especially a young prospect at middleweight like Jones who if he wins — has a shot at the title at middleweight next.
He’s going in against an experienced former world champion from Germany in the form of Vincenzo Gualtieri as well.
Some things to be aware of in case you are new to boxing:
- Fight is at SAP Center in San Jose — Golden Boy’s first Bay Area show in nearly 20 years.
- Jones is from Oakland, California and called it hometown crowd.
- Jones said: “It’s a different kind of energy when I’m home. Different pressures, but they say pressure makes diamonds”.
- “On May 22nd you’re going to see me shine!” — his direct quote on homecoming pressure.
- De La Hoya: “pressure is on both men to show up and deliver to fight fans”.
- Fighting in front of Bay Area crowd adds “emotion and expectation” per preview.
- Jones: “It’s a blessing to headline in the Bay Area. I’ve been putting in all the work”.
- First major main event for Jones after success netted him SAP Center headline.
- Manager Rick Mirigian: “I plan on wrapping the Bay Area around him”.
- Gualtieri noted Jones gets “additional motivation” from home crowd at SAP Center.Â
Jones is the man who may come in all guns blazing though with the support behind him as well.
He might be the typed of fighter that thrives on it and takes his boxing to the next level.
Amari Jones is the puncher of the two as well so he’ll surely look to get bombs go straight away and early doors too.
