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In his following fight, which was Jones' first fight against Tarver, Jones was clearly weakened and slower in the ring after losing 24 pounds to get back down to the 175 pound light heavyweight limit, while Tarver, who had captured the WBC and IBF titles Jones had vacated after his WBA heavyweight title win against John Ruiz in March, was able ...
On March 1, 2003, then-undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. picked up a historic victory over John Ruiz that made him the WBA heavyweight champion. Following this, Jones' WBA, WBC, IBF, IBA, NBA and WBF light heavyweight titles were vacated and Antonio Tarver met former WBC light-heavyweight champion Montell Griffin (the only man to hold a victory over Jones at that point) to ...
Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. III, billed as No Excuses, was a professional boxing match contested on October 1, 2005 for Tarver's IBO and The Ring light heavyweight championships. [ 1 ] The fight's bill comes from a remark made by Tarver to Jones at center ring after the referees' instructions before the second fight.
Roy Jones Jr. (c) def. Éric Lucas: RTD 11/12 note 1: Featherweight 126 lbs. Kevin Kelley (c) def. Derrick Gainer: KO 8/12 note 2: Middleweight 160 lbs. Keith Mullings: def. Anthony Bradley TKO 3/8 Heavyweight 190+ lbs. Ezra Sellers: def. Earl Talley TKO 1/8 Middleweight 160 lbs. Jason Papillion: def. Earl Allen TKO 3/8 Heavyweight 190+ lbs ...
Jones’ 210-pound frame was slightly less toned, but still clearly in better condition than most of his fellow 51-year-olds. 50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again Skip to ...
Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins (50–5–1, 32 KOs) met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first fight. [108] Jones entered with a record of 5–5 in his previous ten bouts dating back to May 2004 whilst Hopkins came in 4–1 since June 2006.
Roy Jones Jr. and his family are in mourning following the death of the boxing legend's son, DeAndre, on Saturday.Jones Jr. took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the tragic news, writing ...
Boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. announced Monday his son has died by suicide. His son DeAndre was 32 years old, a representative said. In a post on X, Jones, 55, who has captured titles in multiple ...