The exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy
Jones Jr., scheduled for Sept. 12 in Carson, California, has been
postponed, sources tell The Athletic. The new tentative date for
the event is Nov. 28— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger)
August 9, 2020
The
exhibition match between legendary boxing champions Mike Tyson
and Roy Jones Jr. is going to take place a couple months later than
originally anticipated.
According to a report from
The Athletic, the fight, which was originally scheduled for
Sept. 12, has been postponed to Nov. 28.
ESPN reports that event organizers “needed more time to secure
international television deals and tie up loose ends in regards to
the pay-per-view.”
The bout will headline a pay-per-view event at Dignity Health
Sports Park in Carson, California and will be contested over eight
rounds. Tyson and Jones Jr. will be allowed to wear 12-ounce
gloves, and California State Athletic Commission executive director
Andy Foster has stated the fight will be considered an exhibition
instead of a normal bout. The price of the event will reportedly be
$49.99.
The 54-year-old Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) hasn’t competed since he
retired on his stool in a loss to Kevin McBride in 2005. In his
prime, “Iron” Mike was the youngest heavyweight champion in the
sports history at age 20 and held the undisputed crown from 1987 to
1990. The former heavyweight king recently revealed that he plans
on starting a Legends Only League,
a promotion which will book aging fighters against one another.
The 51-year-old Jones Jr. (66-9 47 KOs) last stepped into the ring
in 2018 and exited the Sweet Science on a four-bout winning streak.
Over the course of a decorated career, Jones Jr. captured belts at
middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and
heavyweight. Jones Jr. currently operates his own organization, Roy
Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions, which airs its events on UFC Fight
Pass.