Olympic Champion Jade Jones Knocks Out Treach and Pepa’s Daughter In Boxing Debut
Jade Jones walked into a boxing ring with Olympic gold in her past and Pepa & Treach’s daughter standing across from her, and the result was a second-round knockout that instantly got people talking.
The two-time Olympic taekwondo champion made her long-awaited boxing debut in this Boxing Derby and wasted absolutely no time introducing herself. Jones has been dominating taekwondo mats around the world, but was clear on the new mission. She wants to become a two-sport world champion. And there was one person standing in front of her goal.
Standing opposite her was Egypt Criss, who has legendary all in her blood. She is the daughter of Anthony “Treach” Criss from Naughty By Nature and Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa. So yes, expectations were high
Jones is now 32, but she showed the composure of an Olympics star. The Flint native methodically closed distance and landed clean shots before unleashing a series of three sharp left hooks that sent Criss to the canvas. It was ugly. Pepa was ringside in the fight and that was highlighted by the cameras. But, they did not show her when the KO happened.
This may have been a set up.
Jones did not just randomly jump into boxing. She has been training seriously with former professional boxer Stephen “Swifty” Smith at Liverpool’s 4 Corners Gym. This place builds disciplined fighters. Less is known about Egypt, but I expected her to win.