Roy Jones Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Roy Jones Jr. is back in the corner of his high profile charge. The Hall of Fame boxer has trained British middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. for the last few fights, but he stepped away from head trainer duties ahead of Eubank’s snake-bitten 157-pound catchweight fight with Conor Benn that was
Nearly two years after squaring off against Mike Tyson in a well-received and entertaining exhibition boxing match, Roy Jones Jr. will be returning to the ring to take on IFBB bodybuilding professional Robert Wilmote, also known as NDO (No Days Off) Champ.
Roy Jones Jr. did not take it personally when he found out that Chris Eubank Jr. would not be enlisting the Hall of Fame boxer as a trainer for his upcoming fight against Conor Benn.
Add another fighter that is being trained by Roy Jones, Jr. Tony Curtis will make his pro debut against Javier Perez Calderon (1-3) of Mexico City tonight at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico. The four-round bout will open the ProBox TV stream (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT).
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame 2020, 2021, 2022 Photos Gallery - This past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame celebrated its 10th Annual Induction weekend at the Resorts World Las Vegas. (Photos by Lina Baker, Gus Olmedo)
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s not easy. But Oleksandr Usyk makes it look that way. The Ukrainian phenom collected every belt to be had at cruiserweight before ditching the bejeweled stash, packing on a few pounds, and girding himself to chase glory at heavyweight.
On July 21, Toronto will be home to another great event by Lee Baxter Promotions. In May of this year, Lee Baxter Promotions held the first Canadian Boxing event to be broadcasted on the global sports entertainment platform, DAZN.
Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr.’s protégé, undefeated middleweight prospect Andrew “White Lightning” Murphy (5-0, 4 KOs), will be fighting at home for the first time as a professional on July 14th in the 8-round, co-feature event on the RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS card, at Yakima Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington.
For a fighter seemingly never at a loss for words, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was rendered speechless. At the International Boxing Hall of Fame dinner Saturday night at the Event Center at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Mayweather stepped to the podium after highlights of his 2007 knockout of Jr. welterweight champion Ricky Hatton played on a large screen behind the dais.