Ex-UFC champ Junior Dos Santos signs boxing management deal, calls out Fury, Wilder, Joshua

At 37 years of age, Junior Dos Santos is about to enter a new chapter of his prizefighting career. On Tuesday, it was revealed…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 2 years ago
Ex-UFC champ Junior Dos Santos signs boxing management deal, calls out Fury, Wilder, Joshua
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At 37 years of age, Junior Dos Santos is about to enter a new chapter of his prizefighting career. On Tuesday, it was revealed through social media that the former UFC heavyweight champion is now part of S-Jam Boxing, a “boutique management agency” based in the UK.

With this new development, “Cigano” expects to be granted the opportunity to test his skills against today’s top heavyweights. He’s already namedropped three of them and he’s confident he’ll come out on top.

“Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury. I really believe at some point, it’s gonna happen. I’m gonna have a big fight against one of these guys and I’ll beat them up.”

Since his UFC release in March, Dos Santos has been speaking about boxing as a “passion” he plans to pursue. Here’s what he said in an interview at the time.

“I’m taking some time to analyze this situation and choose my next step with certainty. I have offers. From boxing, too, which is my passion. Of course that it needs to be interesting for all parties, but I think it would be amazing if it ends up being viable.

“It would be pretty cool. I’ve always wanted to do that. When I focus solely on boxing, I do pretty well. I love the noble art.”

Dos Santos last fought at UFC 256 in December against Ciryl Gane and lost via second-round TKO to compile a four-fight losing streak.

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Milan Ordoñez
Milan Ordoñez

Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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