LOS ANGELES, Oct 30: Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr got permission from California�s athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month because their fight would be strictly an exhibition of their once-unparalleled skills. These fifty-something former champions still say they�re taking this showdown far more seriously than any exhibition. �Not a real fight? We got Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones,� Tyson said on Thursday in an online press conference.
�I�m coming to fight, and I hope he�s coming to fight, and that�s all you need to know.� Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles� Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tyson�s return to boxing on November 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tyson�s last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasn�t held a title since 1996.
Jones fought steadily through his 40s, long after his super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. � AP
LOS ANGELES, Oct 30: Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr got permission from California�s athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month because their fight would be strictly an exhibition of their once-unparalleled skills. These fifty-something former champions still say they�re taking this showdown far more seriously than any exhibition. �Not a real fight? We got Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones,� Tyson said on Thursday in an online press conference.
�I�m coming to fight, and I hope he�s coming to fight, and that�s all you need to know.� Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles� Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tyson�s return to boxing on November 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tyson�s last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasn�t held a title since 1996.
Jones fought steadily through his 40s, long after his super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. � AP
