Amari Jones

Bio

Amari 'The Reaper' Jones is one of the loudest middleweight prospects in American boxing — Oakland-born, 23 years old, and 16-0 with 14 of those wins inside the distance. He is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and has been put on a careful but ambitious trajectory by the matchmaking team in the gym.

Make no mistake — the right hand is the headline. Jones is a proper one-punch finisher off the orthodox stance, fast feet, a heavy lead hook, and the kind of body work that has put veteran opponents into reverse gear from the second round onwards. He earned his current IBF No. 4 ranking with a fourth-round stoppage of former world title challenger Luis Arias in February 2026 in Las Vegas. That was the night the wider boxing world started taking him seriously.

His May 22, 2026 main event at the SAP Center in San Jose against former IBF middleweight champion Vincenzo Gualtieri is the step-up. Twelve rounds against a man who has fought at world level and shared a ring with Janibek Alimkhanuly. Win this and the next conversation is about a title eliminator, not another tune-up. Class prospect with a brilliant future.