Washington, DC amateur standout Jalil Hackett has signed a professional promotional contract with Mayweather Promotions and will compete as a welterweight.
Hackett had an impressive amateur record of 140-19 with five Title Tournament titles, two Junior Olympic championships, and a Silver Gloves title on his resume. Hackett also graduated from high school a year early with a 3.7- grade point average.
"It means a lot to be signed with Mayweather Promotions," Hackett said in a press release. "When you think Floyd Mayweather, you think 'The G.O.A.T.' To be signed to him and be one of the youngest at that, is a dream come true. Most fighters dream of this and this is now my reality. It was important to me that I signed with a black-owned company and I'm with the best one, which is Mayweather Promotions."
Hackett put himself on the radar of Mayweather Promotions when he sparred with four-time world champion Gervonta Davis in preparation for Davis's title bout in Baltimore against Ricardo Nunez in 2019. Hackett now joins Davis, Malik Hawkins, Lorenzo Simpson, and Malik Warren in the Mayweather Promotions camp.
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