Heavyweights Lenier Pero & Jordan Thompson Will Face-Off On November 1st in Orlando; Omari Jones Returns On The Undercard

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Lenier Pero will take on Jordan Thompson at Caribe Royale in Orlando on Saturday November 1, live worldwide on DAZN – as Team USA Olympic hero Omari Jones returns to action on home turf.

Pero (12-0 8 KOs) moved to 12-0 in his last outing in April at the same venue, going the ten round distance with Detrailious Webster to claim the WBA Continental Latin America title in the first fight of his co-promotional deal with Matchroom and BoxLab Promotions.

The former Cuban amateur stand out is closing in on the big fights at Heavyweight, sitting at #3 in the WBA rankings, and the 32 year old will be out to underline his credentials against Briton Thompson (15-1 12 KOs) who makes his debut over ten rounds at Heavyweight having moved up from Cruiserweight after challenging IBF World ruler Jai Opetaia in his last outing in London in September 2023.

Jones (3-0 3 KOs) steps through the ropes for the fourth time as a pro, and the Paris Bronze medal man has impressed greatly in the paid ranks to date, winning all three of his bouts inside the distance. The 22 year old returns to the hometown venue that he made his pro debut in back in March, and he’ll be looking to make it four wins from four over six rounds in November, just six days before his 23rd birthday.