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In August 2007, promoter Don King announced a "dream match" between Félix Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. with a date set for January 19, 2008. [2] Both men had become two of the most decorated fighters in boxing history, with Trinidad sporting a 42–2 record having won titles in the welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions, while Jones was 51–4 and had won titles in four ...
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Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more. [89] Jones won the fight by scores of 117–109 and 116–110 (twice). [ 90 ] This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs.
Trinidad (right) throws a punch at Jones Jr. Trinidad came out of his second retirement for a fight against former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. on January 19, 2008. According to the contract, it was contested at a catchweight of 170 lb (77 kg), and was broadcast live on HBO pay-per-view . [ 36 ]
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Julio César González, billed as Roy vs. Julio, was a professional boxing match contested on July 28, 2001, for the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO, IBA, WBF and NBA light heavyweight championship. [2]
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano; Félix Trinidad vs. Bernard Hopkins; Félix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr. Félix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga; Félix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker; Mike Tyson vs. Mitch Green
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as Battle of the Superpowers, was a professional boxing match contested on November 8, 2008, for the The Ring Light heavyweight championship. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It ultimately proved to be Calzaghe's final professional bout, as he announced his retirement on February 5, 2009.
Trinidad had almost ended the fight during the sixth round after fracturing Whitaker's jaw in the round, though Whitaker insisted on continuing the fight. Whitaker was the busier fighter, throwing 749 punches compared to Trinidad's 518, though he landed just 234 for a 31% success rate while Trinidad scored 278 punches for a 58% success rate. [10]