Roy Jones Jr.
American boxer
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| June 24 2024 | Roy Jones Jr. announced the tragic news of his son Deandre's suicide at age 32, which occurred two nights prior. |
| April 1 2023 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Anthony Pettis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Pettis emerged victorious, defeating Jones via majority decision after 8 rounds. |
| February 6 2023 | It was announced that Roy Jones Jr. would face former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023. |
| November 28 2020 | The exhibition fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson was rescheduled to take place on November 28, 2020, to maximize revenue for the event. |
| November 28 2020 | Roy Jones Jr. fought a draw against Mike Tyson at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, which was scored by the WBC. |
| September 2020 | The exhibition fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson was initially scheduled to take place on September 12, 2020, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. |
| July 2020 | In July 2020, it was announced that Roy Jones Jr. signed a contract to face former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in an eight-round exhibition fight. |
| 2019 | In 2019, Roy Jones Jr. released the single 'Make 'em Remember', where Grant Wilson Baker served as the Production Manager/Master Engineer. |
| February 7 2019 | Roy Jones Jr. faced Dion Rizzuto at the Hadji Shrine Temple in Pensacola, Florida. |
| 2018 | Roy Jones Jr. appeared as himself in Creed II. |
| February 8 2018 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Scott Sigmon in what he declared to be his final boxing match, winning by a unanimous decision with all judges scoring the fight 98–92 in his favor. He also claimed the vacant World Boxing Union cruiserweight title. |
| December 30 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. announced that he would return to the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida to headline Island Fights 46 on February 8, 2018. He indicated this would be his last fight at the venue. |
| December 3 2017 | After Miguel Cotto's farewell fight, Roy Jones Jr. reiterated his desire to continue boxing, hinting that he might retire at the end of 2017. |
| October 2017 | In October 2017, following his fight against Rodney Moore, Roy Jones Jr. announced his intention to continue fighting and not retire from boxing, despite the injury he sustained during the bout. |
| August 13 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. returned to his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, to fight 'Rockin'' Rodney Moore at the Pensacola Bay Center. He won the cruiserweight bout by a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision with shutout scores of 100–90 on all three cards, despite sustaining a torn right biceps in round five. |
| February 17 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Bobby Gunn for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight title, winning the match by stopping Gunn in the beginning of the 8th round. |
| December 6 2016 | A press conference was held at the Chase Center in Delaware to announce the upcoming fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bobby Gunn. |
| December 2 2016 | David Feldman Promotions confirmed a fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bobby Gunn to be announced for February 17, 2017, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight championship. |
| August 13 2016 | Roy Jones Jr. won against Rodney Moore by unanimous decision, improving his record to 64–9. |
| March 20 2016 | Roy Jones Jr. fought against Vyron Phillips in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theatre. This marked Jones' return to the ring against a 33-year-old MMA fighter who was making his boxing debut. Jones knocked down Phillips in the second round, leading the referee to stop the fight. |
| 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. featured as himself in the film Southpaw. |
| 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. made a cameo appearance as himself in Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. |
| December 12 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Enzo Maccarinelli in a non-title cruiserweight battle at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow. This marked Jones' first fight since gaining Russian citizenship. He lost the fight, resulting in his 9th career defeat and the 5th by KO. |
| October 28 2015 | It was announced that Roy Jones Jr. would fight former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli for the WBA 'super' world cruiserweight title, although this was later deemed a false rumor. |
| September 12 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. was granted Russian citizenship. |
| August 19 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. met with Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, to request Russian citizenship, citing frequent visits to Russia for business as a reason for needing a passport. |
| August 16 2015 | Jones scored his 62nd professional victory and 45th knockout win by defeating Eric Watkins via 6th-round KO. |
| March 28 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. defeated Paul Vasquez via 1st-round TKO for the WBU (German Version) cruiserweight title at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida. |
| March 6 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. won against Willie Williams via TKO in the 2nd round. |
| 2014 | Jones returned to the USA for the first time in 4 years and defeated Willy Williams via 2nd-round TKO at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina. |
| September 26 2014 | Roy Jones Jr. retained the WBU (German version) cruiserweight title by defeating Hany Atiyo via KO in the 1st round. |
| July 26 2014 | Roy Jones Jr. defeated Courtney Fry via RTD in the 5th round at the Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre in Latvia, marking his continued success in the ring. |
| 2013 | Roy Jones Jr. again appeared as himself in the film Grudge Match. |
| December 21 2013 | Roy Jones Jr. defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf by unanimous decision for the vacant WBU cruiserweight title at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia. The match was a 'Winner Takes All' event, where Jones's victory was marked by a notable left hook that wobbled Benmakhlouf early in the third round. |
| 2012 | Roy Jones Jr. played a character known as Mess Hall Unisol in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. |
| June 30 2012 | Roy Jones Jr. won against Paweł Głażewski by split decision, bringing his record to 56–8. |
| 2011 | HBO brought Roy Jones Jr. back as their analyst for Boxing After Dark. |
| December 10 2011 | Roy Jones Jr. won a 10-round unanimous decision against Max Alexander in Atlanta, ending a three-match losing streak and claiming the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) Intercontinental cruiserweight championship. All three judges scored the bout in Jones' favor, with scores of 100–90, 100–90, and 99–91. |
| May 22 2011 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Denis Lebedev in Moscow in a bout billed as the 'Battle of Two Empires'. Jones was knocked out with 2 seconds remaining in the 10-round match, which resulted in a controversial ending as he appeared unresponsive before the final punch. |
| May 21 2011 | Roy Jones Jr. faced Denis Lebedev but did not win, leading to a loss by KO. |
| 2010 | Roy Jones Jr. appeared as a party parent in Little Fockers. |
| 2010 | Roy Jones Jr. returned as a guest analyst for several bouts on HBO. |
| April 3 2010 | Roy Jones Jr. faced Bernard Hopkins in a rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first meeting. The bout went the distance, and Jones lost by unanimous decision with scores of 118–109 and 117–110 twice. |
| March 3 2010 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Bernard Hopkins in a rematch known as 'Hopkins vs. Jones II', which attracted 150,000 buys. |
| February 2010 | Following his loss to Danny Green, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins officially agreed to a rematch set for April 3, 2010. |
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