The native of Accokeek, Md., on Saturday will fulfill a promise he made to himself not to headline a boxing card in the D.C area until he became a world champion.
Jarrett Hurd, right, at an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of his super welterweight title defense against Julian Williams on Saturday. By Gene Wang Gene Wang Sports reporter covering local and national college football and basketball Email Bio Follow May 10 at 9:00 AM Jarrett Hurd holds three boxing world titles. He’s been a headliner in major markets across the country. International recognition, according to some industry experts, may be on the horizon.
It’s the second unified title defense for Hurd, and will serve as the main event for a card that includes plenty of local flavor. The Premier Boxing Champions card will be televised live on Fox starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. “It’s something that he wanted a long time ago,” Hurd’s trainer, Ernesto Rodriguez, said of a title fight in the D.C. area. “Once he became champion, he wished to bring it back to the home area, so we brought it to the DMV, specifically in Fairfax, so he’s happy to have the fight at home.”
More recently, Hurd attended a D.C. United game at Audi Field as a guest of the MLS club. He received a personalized team jersey with his name and the number 1 on the back. His mother, Brenda Hurd, is organizing a family reunion around the bout to include, among others, her nine siblings. Hurd’s maternal grandmother is set to see him fight in person for the first time as part of the family’s Mother’s Day weekend celebration.
Brenda still occasionally attends her son’s workouts, although not as often as Fred Hurd Sr. The family patriarch introduced all three of his sons to boxing, with Jarrett Hurd taking an immediate interest. He grew up watching Lamont Peterson, the former unified junior welterweight champion from the District who recently announced his retirement, and hearing about other much celebrated local champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson and William Joppy.
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