Omari Jones ended his run of three consecutive decision wins by stopping Alan Sanchez in the second round Friday night, October 2, at Caribe Royale Orlando. The hometown prospect finished his first professional main event with the early stoppage he had been seeking.
Referee Christopher Young intervened at 49 seconds of round two. Jones improved to 8-0 with five knockouts, while Sanchez dropped to 24-8-1 with 10 KOs. The scheduled eight-round junior middleweight fight headlined Project Series 2 on DAZN.
Jones pressed forward and put combinations together, forcing Sanchez into a defensive fight. Once the veteran was hurt near the ropes in the second, Jones kept punching until the referee stepped between them. It was a finish built through sustained offense rather than one punch suddenly ending the contest.
That was the useful part of the performance. Jones recognized an opportunity and increased his output before Sanchez could recover. For a prospect coming off three distance fights, converting that opening into a stoppage gave this appearance a different outcome from his recent outings.
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The opponent also puts the result in perspective. Sanchez entered at 35 and had been inactive since May 2025, when Nicklaus Flaz stopped him. His experience offered Jones a veteran to work against, but this was a favorable matchup for the younger fighter rather than a test against a rising contender.
Jones, 23, won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics before turning professional in March 2025. His first four professional victories came inside the distance, followed by three decisions.
Friday’s win adds another stoppage without answering every question about his development. Sanchez could not make him sustain that aggression through a long fight or punish him for committing to combinations.
A more durable opponent who punches back under pressure would provide a better measure of how Jones’s attacking approach holds up. For this hometown headliner, he handled the available task quickly and kept his unbeaten record intact.