Once again, the boxing world is facing the biggest moment in its history. And the world will watch the battle between two of the world's elite boxers, Roy Jones Jr. vs. Mike Tyson. The two legends will come face to face in an eight-round exhibition match on 12 September 2020 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Roy Jones Jr., who stands at the height of 5 feet and 9 inches tall, opened up about his upcoming match against one of the insane fighters of the world, Mike Tyson. He shared a picture of himself and Tyson on his Instagram and captioned:
"I am happy that this fight between me and Mike Tyson will happen! I was always ready and will be ready this time as well. I want all my fans to support me and tune in. Its gonna be epic."
Similarly, Mike Tyson revealed that he would be on the ring against another all-time great boxer Roy Jones Jr. and it is set to be one of the greatest fights of history. There were some talks of Mike Tyson's return in boxing after a series of his training videos came out in public. Tyson, who is now retired, finished the first year of his professional career with a record of 15-0, all wins by knockout. His total career record is 50-6. His last match dates back to 2005 against Kevin McBride.
Similarly, Roy Jones Jr. is a former four-division World Champion sporting a 66-9 record. He won the matches in 2017 and 2018 when he was in his 75th pro fight.
Besides the professional boxers, The California State Athletic Commission also confirmed the forthcoming match to the Sky Sports. The commission released a statement which read:
"Mr. Tyson and Mr. Jones Jr will have to submit all CSAC medical tests for fighters over 40 as well as CSAC's emergency regulations that have been put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19."
The referee of the match will have the authority to stop the fight if it goes outside the boundaries of the competitive boxing exhibition.
How Much Is Roy Jones Jr.'s Net Worth?
Roy Jones Jr. is a summoner of $10 million net worth, which he derived from his professional career as a boxer. Besides boxing, he is a rapper and an actor.
Roy Jones Jr.'s history trails his winnings since the young age of 15. At the age of 15, he won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics. Similarly, he bagged the 1986 and 1987 United States National Golden Gloves as an amateur. The following year in the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988, he won a silver medal.
Roy Jones Jr. (right) during a match against Bernard Hopkins (©: thesun.co.uk)
His professional boxing career started in 1989, after which he won the IBF Middleweight Championship in 1993. Despite that, his unbeaten record for 34 games was over in 1997 when he lost a match against Montell Griffin. He got named 'Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s' by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Later, he became the WBA Heavyweight champion in 2003 by winning a fight against John Ruiz. In 2003 alone, Jones Jr. won 10 championships. In 2013, Roy Jones Jr. won the WBU Cruiserweight and set the career record of 57-8. His last matches were in 2017 and 2018, where he finished winning the titles.
As a rapper, he brought a couple of albums, namely, Round One: The Album and Body Head Bangerz: Volume One. He is acknowledged for his songs like Can't Be Touched, Body Head Anthem, Big Bodies, Ballers, And Still, Get Started, and others.