"The Pit Bull" Jimmy Perez Jr.
Record: 4-1, 1 KOs
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Born: Hammond, Indiana
 Resides: Hammond, Indiana
Date of Birth: 10-29-1980
Height: 5’8”
Stance: Orthodox
Trainer: Jimmy Perez Sr.
Manager: Octavius James

"The Pit Bull" Jimmy Perez Jr. lives up to his nickname, as he has an ultra aggressive style and stalks his opponents in the ring and once his jaws lock down it will take a lot to get him off.

Jimmy started his career off against a very rock-solid opponent Brandon Burke, but "The Pitbull" clamped down and won a four-round unanimous decision.

Perez Jr., who is very proud of his Puerto Rican heritage, enters the ring with Puerto Rican flags all over his boxing attire and always gives the crowd an incredible effort.

Jimmy grew up in a household where boxing is on the television all day long, as his father Jimmy Sr. is his trainer, his mother Aida is a black belt and his sister Tiffany is a Chicago Golden Gloves champion.

"I have always loved boxing," said Jimmy. "There is nothing like being in the ring."

"Jimmy is one of the most tenacious fighters we have," said Perez’s manager and CEO of One In A Million, Inc. Octavius James. "He is always a huge draw, because fans want to see a show and that is what he does."

Perez Jr. has just one blemish in his young career, when he was shocked by Matt Short and knocked out in the 1st round at the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana.

Perez returned to the ring on April 19th, 2008 and made sure there was going to be no surprises this time round as he pounded Harold Gaddy for a four-round unanimous decision with his return to the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana.

 

Career in review
September 21, 2007--  Perez’s first fight was no easy task, as he was matched up against a very game opponent Brandon Burke. He needed all four rounds to win a decision at the Radisson Hotel @ Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana, but he showed that no one was going to have an easy fight against him. All three scorecards read 39-37.

November 16, 2007--  In his next fight, Perez’s opponent Thaddeus Hamlin came in 14 pounds overweight, but it didn’t affect Perez’s performance.  He would defeat Hamlin by TKO in the 2nd round (1:59) of a scheduled four round fight at the Radisson Hotel @ Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana.

December 14, 2007--  Perez would learn a lesson in his bout against Matt Short, as he was way to aggressive and suffered his first loss when he got knocked out in the first round (2:56) at the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana.

April 19th, 2008--  The Hammond native would get back on track to start the 2008 campaign, as he battled for four rounds to win a decision over Harold Gaddy. The scorecards at the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana read 40-36, 39-37 and 40-36.

 

Background
Perez Jr. was born on October 29th, 1980 in Hammond, Indiana. “The Pit Bull” has also grown up in Hammond where fighting came first. “Hammond has been behind me and my sister for a very long time,” said Perez Jr.

His father Jimmy Sr. is his trainer, his mother Ida is a black belt in karate and his sister Tiffany is a Chicago Golden Gloves champion. As Perez children, they learned to fight inside Jimmy Sr.’s karate school, but made the smooth transition to boxing.

“My family means the world to me,” said Perez Jr. “We support each other in everything we do, whether it’s in the ring or out of it.”

“Jimmy and his family are just amazing to work with because they are so closely knit,” said Perez Jr.’s manager and C.E.O. of O.I.A.M. Octavius James.

Jimmy and his family aren’t unlike any family in the United States, they gather around the television from time-to-time, but the majority of the time they are tuned into the many pay-per-view boxing events.

Perez Jr.’s amateur career was rock-solid, which included a fight against former Notre Dame-standout and current Baltimore Raves’ safety Tommy Zbikowski at the 2006 Chicago Golden Gloves tournament.

Perez Jr. is currently attending Purdue University Calumet in Hammond to become an engineer, while he continues to work his 9-5 job. “My education I put off for some time, I was just a few credits from graduating and now I’ve decided it’s time to take care of it.”