Many mistake Omari Jones and Amari Jones with one another who are new to boxing but we’ll clear that up.
The sport’s audience in the US and worldwide continues to expand and both have similar names and are young American pro boxing prospects so it is understandable some mixing them up.
Amari Jones from Oakland in California is a 24-year-old 16-0 middleweight who returns tonight in a world title eliminator in San Jose.
Omari Jones is a 23-year-old super-welterweight (also called the junior/light middleweight division as well — 154 pounds) who’s 6-0 from Florida in the US and actually fights next weekend in Houston.
Some notes to clarify for those new to boxing:
- Names: Omari Jones is “The Banger”.
- Amari Jones is “The Reaper”.
- Weight: Omari fights at 154 lb junior middleweight.
- Amari fights at 160 lb middleweight.
- Olympics: Omari won bronze at 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Amari did not go to Olympics.
- Pro record: Omari is 6-0, 4 KOs.
- Amari is 16-0, 14 KOs.
- Home: Omari is from Orlando, Florida. Amari is from Oakland, California.
- Promoter: Omari signed with Matchroom Boxing Jan 2025.
- Amari signed with Golden Boy June 2025.
- Trainer: Omari trains with Jason Galarza.
- Amari trains with Virgil Hunter.
- Fight date: Amari headlines May 22, 2026 in San Jose.
- Omari last fought March 15, 2025.
- Rankings: Amari is IBF No. 4 and Ring No. 10 at 160.
- Omari is not ranked yet.
- Pro debut: Omari turned pro Jan 2025.
- Amari turned pro April 2021.
Omari Jones only last January dropped an opponent with a jab — something rarely seen in boxing.
It is safe to say both Amari Jones (who fights tonight) and Omari Jones (who fights next week) can both punch a little bit.
