![]() Two fights will have Mississippians squaring off. The rest of the card will include two lightweight fights, three in the middleweight division, and a four-round cruiserweight bout between Garreth Payton of Augusta, Ga., and Jayvone Dafney of McComb.ĭafney is one of seven Mississippi fighters on the card.Ĭolumbus’ Anthony Walker will take on Michael Cook, and Meridian’s Tyi Edmonds faces Rashad Jones of Selma, Ala. He was 6-0-1 in seven fights before that. Jake, who is from Indianapolis, lost his last two fights by knockout - neither went beyond the fourth round - and has not fought since August. Jones is slated to make an appearance as a special guest. The fight is scheduled for eight rounds.Īkzhigitov was born in Penza, Russia, but now fights out of Pensacola, Fla., and is under the tutelage of legendary light heavyweight Roy Jones, Jr. (8-3-1, 2 KOs) for the ABF heavyweight championship. The other main event will pit Russian Rashid Akzhigitov (10-0, 7 KOs) against Willie Jake, Jr. I should’ve stopped him the first time, and I’ll stop him this time.” I’m worried about the unfinished business, though. “I’m ready to go now,” Sims said at a pre-fight press conference Friday. ![]() ![]() Hinton won his first four professional bouts before losing to Sims.
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