Polaris has announced a highly exciting showdown to determine the next middleweight champion – sharing that Levi Jones-Leary will face Davis Asare for the vacant title at Polaris 35 on January 31st!
The bout will take place as the featured halftime superfight during the highly anticipated Polaris Squads crossover with Who’s Number One.
While the Squads format has become a fan favorite, Polaris traditionally anchors the event with a championship match – and this year’s prize is significant.
As the winner will become only the third athlete in history to hold the Polaris middleweight belt, joining Craig Jones and Roberto Jimenez.
Asare enters the matchup with momentum and an unblemished Polaris record.
Over the last few seasons he has built a reputation as one of the most active competitors in the sport, traveling worldwide to compete for promotions such as ADXC and EBI.
His strong run at ADCC Trials last year confirmed that he belongs among the elite, and a victory over Jones-Leary would be the defining moment of his career so far.
Jones-Leary arrives with far more time spent under the Polaris spotlight.
A regular presence for the promotion, he reached the final of the welterweight grand prix at Polaris 27 and returned at the following event to challenge Mateusz Szczecinski for the welterweight title, narrowly losing on the judges’ cards.
Interestingly, Jones-Leary was originally set to face Asare in that grand prix before Asare was forced to withdraw at the last minute.
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