ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Be warned, “The Juggernaut” is heading up the New Jersey Turnpike this weekend.
Roanoke boxer James “Juggernaut” Willis is set for a nationally televised matchup on ESPN,. as a part of Saturday’s “Mielnicki Jr. vs. Gardzielik” Top Rank Boxing fights from Newark, NJ. The card also features Roanoke’s Kaine Tomlinson Jr., who makes his second pro boxing fight of his career (1-0, 1 KO), taking on 3-0 Arjan Iseni.
The hard hitting heavyweight has quickly carved out a path for himself, sporting a 6-1-1 record (5 KO’s) in a pro career that has risen quickly in a little more than two years…