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Roy Jones Jr. - the new NABO Light Heavyweight Champion
Pensacola, FL – March 21, 2009.
Roy Jones Jr. defeats Omar Skeika. It's been 10 years since Jones last fought in Pensacola and the energy ignited as hometown hero "Jones" entered the ring for the 12 round main event. It didn't seem like much of a contest as Jones dealt blow after blow to the Head of Sheika. He continued his domination over Sheika until 1:45 into round 5 when he was declared the winner by TKO (Technical Knock Out). Jones went on to say "I'll be back again".
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BRIEF SYNOPSIS
Roy Jones, Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. He also won the WBA heavyweight title in his only fight in this weight class. He is also noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, NABF, WBF, and IBA light heavyweight championships at the same time. For many years, he was regarded as the Ring Magazine pound for pound champion of boxing.
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Armed and Dangerous (2007)
American boxer Roy Jones Jr. posing with an M-249 and M-203 during a visit to the 720th Advanced Skills Training flight
Roy Jones Ready to Fight
Became the 2nd Light-Heavyweight (first was Michael Spinks) to win a World Heavyweight Title on March 1, 2003 defeating WBA Champion John Ruiz.


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AWARDS
Ring Sports Magazine--1993 Fighter of the Year; 1995 Man of the Year; 1996 Sportsman of the Year. Ring, Boxing Illustrated, and Boxing Scene magazines--1994 Fighter of the Year.
International Boxing Federation--1995 Fighter of the Year and 1995 Fighter of Unlimited Potential.
ESPN ESPY Award--1995 Boxer of the Year. Boxing Illustrated's Budweiser ratings, June 1995 onward--Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World.
KO--1996 Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and 1996 Best Fighter in the World (in poll of boxing experts).
Congress of Racial Equality--1996 Outstanding Achievement Award.
American Association for the Improvement of Boxing (the Marciano Foundation)--1996 Humanitarian of the Year.
Harlem Globetrotters - Honorary Ambassador of Goodwill (1997).
Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission--1997 Olive Branch Award, for humanitarianism. |
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