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Huge Show in Riga: Toney and Roy Jones Jr. in the Mix

•Jun 17, 2014

Latvian promoter Andrejs Platonovs, together with well-known Eastern European impresario Oleg Bogdanov, is planning a major show on July 26 at the Skonto Stadium in Riga, Latvia. A star-studded evening of international boxing will most probably feature two legendary ex-champions Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney in their next fights. The local star of the show will be top-notch Latvian cruiserweight Mairis Briedis (11-0, 9 KOs), who is set for twelve against rugged Ugandan Joey Vegas (16-8-1, 9 KOs).

Roy Jones Jr. Fight Academy Opening in Las Vegas

Random Hits

•Jun 5, 2014

LAS VEGAS -- Roy Jones Jr and Keith Veltre, principal partner of Sanctuary Management and Roy Jones Jr Fight Academy, are proud to announce the opening of Roy Jones Jr Fight Academy; the new home for Boxing in Las Vegas. The 15,000 square foot facility is the first of its kind to be open to the public in Las Vegas. The gym is located at 3874 Silvestri Lane, Las Vegas NV 89120.

Roy Jones Jr. Aims To Be Next Mayor of Pensacola

TMZ

•Feb 19, 2014

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.'s career isn't over -- in fact, he tells TMZ Sports, he's officially taking a shot at a brand new title ... MAYOR. 45-year-old Jones -- the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years back in 2003 -- tells us, he plans to run for Mayor of his hometown Pensacola, Florida at the next election. And he's serious too -- the HBO analyst says he's already prepared all the necessary paperwork ... and got TEN TIMES the required number of signatures to make himself eligible (nearly 5,000 to be exact).

Roy Jones: Jean Pascal Should Rematch Carl Froch Next

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 22, 2014

Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. has been working very closely as of late with former WBC light heavyweight king Jean Pascal. Jones helped Pascal tremendously for his recent dominating win over Canadian rival Lucian Bute. If Jones had a choice, he would love to see Pascal (29-2-1, 17KOs) move his career forward with a rematch against IBF/WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Carl Froch (32-2, 23KOs).

Roy Jones Jr: Pro Bute Crowd Will Not Affect Pascal

BoxingScene Staff

•Jan 18, 2014

Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. discusses the Canadian super fight between Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute. Jones has been working with Pascal in training camp and believes he will do more than enough to win the domestic rivalry, and says the pro-Bute crowd will not affect Pascal.

Hryunov: Roy Jones To Tour Russia, Seek Citizenship

Luke Furman

•Jan 15, 2014

According to Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov, former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. will have another tour of Russia, with music performances in Kursk, Sochi, Krasnodar and Belorechensk. Jones has fought in Russia, twice, with a knockout loss to Denis Lebedev in May 2011 and a win over a fringe contender from France in December 2013.

Roy Jones Jr: Adrien Broner Faced Maidana Too Soon

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 14, 2014

Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. believes Adrien Broner (27-1, 22KOs) made a big mistake in rushing to fight such a big puncher like Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31KOs) last December in San Antonio. Broner, a three division former champion, moved up from 135 to 147-pounds last June against Paulie Malignaggi, who is one of the lighter punchers at the weight. Broner struggled to win a twelve round split decision. Last month, he faced Maidana and saw himself dropped hard in the second and the eight, and stunned several times before losing a twelve round unanimous decision.

Roy Jones Jr. Wants Boxing's Cold War To Come To an End

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 5, 2014

Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. wants the "cold war" in boxing to come to an end. The two biggest promoters in boxing, Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, have not co-promoted any events together in several years. Top Rank is exclusively aligned with HBO, while Golden Boy is fully on board with network rival Showtime. Because of the promotional and network rivalries, several potential fights are being blocked off from taking place.

Roy Jones Jr: Cotto Has To Batter Martinez Early To Win

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 4, 2014

Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. gave his take on the potential fight between WBC middleweight champion Roy Jones Jr. (51-2-2, 28KOs) and Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs), which is being targeted for June 7th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto will attempt to win his fourth divisional title against a bigger man. In order to win, Jones feels Cotto must bring the fight to Martinez from the opening bell - similar to what Cotto did in his three round destruction of Delvin Rodriguez in October.

Roy Jones Explains Why Nick Diaz Fight Should Happen

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 3, 2014

44-year-old former champion Roy Jones Jr. (57-8, 40KOs) explained why a fight with UFC veteran Nick Diaz (26-9 in MMA), 30-years-old. Jones initially wanted to face former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-5 in MMA, 16-2 in the UFC), but last year Silva suffered two stoppage defeats to Chris Weidman (11-0), and a broken leg in last month's rematch will keep Silva out for most of 2014. With Silva out, Jones approached UFC President Dana White to pitch the idea of facing Diaz.