He’s not done yet ladies & gents! 44-year-old Roy Jones Jr. has announced his next fight that is set for December.
Details after the jump…
Via ESPN:
Former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr., who turns 45 in January and has not fought since June 2012, is getting back into the ring, hoping a victory will lead him to the fight he really wants.
Jones was in Philadelphia on Wednesday at a news conference with Bobby Gunn to announce they will fight Dec. 4 in a scheduled 12-round cruiserweight bout for a minor title at the National Armory.
But while Jones has Gunn in front of him, the reason he took the fight is what he hopes will come next: a showdown with UFC star Anderson Silva, in a boxing match, in the first half of 2014.
“The reason for this fight here with Bobby Gunn is to get myself a bit of a tuneup because I haven’t fought in a over a year, and I want to be ready for Anderson Silva in case he beats [Chris] Weidman,” Jones told ESPN.com. “Silva has made it clear that if he wins, he wants me next. I’m here for him.
“That’s a fight that intrigues a lot of people, but I can’t fight Anderson Silva coming off such a long layoff. So I needed to get a fight first. If it wasn’t for Anderson Silva calling me out, I wouldn’t be fighting this fight.”
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