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Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1st will feature a main event between Anthony Pettis and Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. Masvidal announced the booking during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour. Pettis will make his professional b…
Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1st will feature a main event between Anthony Pettis and Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. Masvidal announced the booking during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour. Pettis will make his professional boxing debut after a long, successful tenure in MMA. He’s still signed to the…
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All-time boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. is looking to have an exhibition boxing match against the heavyweight MMA great Fedor Emelianenko. According to the American boxer, negotiations have already begun. In an interview with the Russian website Tass.ru, Roy Jones Jr. discussed boxing Fedor Emelianenko in an exhibition, he said: “Yes, such a fight is […]
All-time boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. is looking to have an exhibition boxing match against the heavyweight MMA great Fedor Emelianenko. According to the American boxer, negotiations have already begun.
In an interview with the Russian website Tass.ru, Roy Jones Jr. discussed boxing Fedor Emelianenko in an exhibition, he said:
“Yes, such a fight is possible as an exhibition. We have already somehow negotiated on this subject, but they have not [agreed to] anything. I think that such a fight is possible.”
In 2021, Fedor also asked for the fight. He said:
“I have great respect for him [Roy Jones Jr.] as an athlete, a person, like a legend. He is one of the most outstanding boxer in the world of all time. Of course, it would be a great honor for me to perform in such a fight. I am interested in such fights. There are a few things we need to do — we need a promotion that is ready to organize such a fight. We also need to discuss the terms.“
The US-born Roy Jones Jr. was an incredibly accomplished boxer. After earning a silver medal in the Olympics, he would go on to pick up world titles across four weight classes including middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. He left professional boxing in 2018 with a 66-9 record. Although, in 2020 he took an exhibition boxing match against the legendary Mike Tyson.
Russia’s Fedor Emelianenko s an all-time MMA great with notable wins over Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Mirko Cro Cop, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Frank Mir, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, among many others. Coming off a first-round knockout of Timothy Johnson, Fedor will be fighting for the Bellator Heavyweight World Title against Ryan Bader. This February 4 matchup at Bellator 290 has been declared as Emelianenko’s final fight in MMA.
Fedor Emelianenko has participated in exhibition fights previously. Fedor has faced Gegard Mousasi and Shinya Aoki in MMA exhibition matchups. But, the Russian heavyweight has no official experience in boxing as a professional.
Former Pride FC heavyweight champion and Grand Prix victor, Fedor Emelianenko has revealed he would be open to fighting former professional boxing champion, Roy Jones Jr. in the future — in a future boxing match. Emelianenko, revered as arguably the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time, lodged his second consecutive victory last month […]
Former Pride FC heavyweight champion and Grand Prix victor, Fedor Emelianenko has revealed he would be open to fighting former professional boxing champion, Roy Jones Jr. in the future — in a future boxing match.
Emelianenko, revered as arguably the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time, lodged his second consecutive victory last month in the main event of Bellator 269 in his native Russian homecoming — stopping former interim heavyweight title chaser, Timothy Johnson with a patented first round knockout with just over a minute and a half elapsed in the first round.
The veteran Russian earned the #3 rank in the heavyweight division with his first round knockout victory — which followed a prior, one-sided first round knockout victory over former UFC light heavyweight titleholder, Quinton Jackson.
At the time of publication, the 45-year-old has yet to book his next professional bout, however, the next walk under the Bellator banner is likely to be his final in the sport, and it could come in a heavyweight title fight.
Nevertheless, Emelianenko has expressed an interest in potentially matching with the aforenoted former four-weight professional boxing champion, Jones Jr.
“I have great respect for him [Roy Jones Jr.] as an athlete, a person, like a legend,” Fedor Emelianenko told Russian outlet TASS. “He is one of the most outstanding boxer in the world of all time. Of course, it would be a great honor for me to perform in such a fight. I am interested in such fights. There are a few things we need to do — we need a promotion that is ready to organize such a fight. We also need to discuss the terms.“
Emelianenko hinted that an exhibition bout between the two would be the more likely avenue to a showdown with Jones Jr. — but maintains the former middleweight, supper-middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight champion would still prove incredibly dangerous even on exhibition terms.
“We probably will not fully commit to strikes,” Fedor Emelianenko said. “But even without committing to punches, Roy [Jones Jr.] can show everything he is capable of. Hopefully, I won’t pale in comparison.“
“We now have the wind blowing in different directions,” Fedor Emelianenko said. “I think that this fight will be interesting for many. But there are many pitfalls, including many people who will take it negatively.” (Transcribed by Bloody Elbow)
Anderson Silva once longed for a dream match with Roy Jones Jr. but it appears that goal has been fading. Silva is a decorated mixed martial artist. He is a future UFC Hall of Famer and remains the longest reigning middleweight champion in the promotio…
Anderson Silva once longed for a dream match with Roy Jones Jr. but it appears that goal has been fading. Silva is a decorated mixed martial artist. He is a future UFC Hall of Famer and remains the longest reigning middleweight champion in the promotion’s history. He recently transitioned into the world of boxing, defeating […]
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MMA heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko isn’t ruling out a potential move to boxing before his career is over, and is specifically interested in a potential boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. Emelianenko is poised to make his return to MMA later this year in his former promotion, Bellator. He’s scheduled to fight in a Bellator […]
MMA heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko isn’t ruling out a potential move to boxing before his career is over, and is specifically interested in a potential boxing match with Roy Jones Jr.
Emelianenko is poised to make his return to MMA later this year in his former promotion, Bellator. He’s scheduled to fight in a Bellator event in Russia on October 23rd, though an opponent for the return bout has yet to be determined. Former UFC stars Alistair Overeem and Junior Dos Santos are just two names interested in a fight with Emelianenko in the near future.
But Emelianenko has other plans in mind beyond his return to MMA, including a transition to boxing in the future. Jones, a future inductee into the boxing hall of fame, is on the shortlist of opponents who Emelianenko would battle in the ring.
“I would be interested,” Emelianenko said in an interview with BoxingScene. “I have already worked with Denis Lebedev, with other guys [in boxing]. I have been boxing myself since 2000. So, yes, it would be interesting to have such a fight, but not with bloggers and singers, not with people from outside the world of sports. Roy Jones is a legend of world boxing, so of course, it would be interesting to do it with him.”
“He has such a track record. He will always be Roy Jones, although he will no longer have that crazy [hand] speed.”
52-year-old Jones recently competed in an eight-round boxing match against fellow boxing legend Mike Tyson and fought to a draw between both fighters. Emelianenko hasn’t fought in combat sports in any capacity since his TKO victory over Rampage Jackson back at Bellator 237, retiring from the sport shortly afterward.
Jones hasn’t ruled out another potential return to the boxing ring even if it’s in an exhibition format. Emelianenko hasn’t fought a single bout in the boxing ring but has the ferocious, aggressive style to make the transition if he chooses to do so down the line.
How do you think a boxing match would go between Fedor and Roy Jones Jr.?
MMA heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko isn’t ruling out a potential move to boxing before his career is over, and is specifically interested in a potential boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. Emelianenko is poised to make his return to MMA later this year in his former promotion, Bellator. He’s scheduled to fight in a Bellator […]
MMA heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko isn’t ruling out a potential move to boxing before his career is over, and is specifically interested in a potential boxing match with Roy Jones Jr.
Emelianenko is poised to make his return to MMA later this year in his former promotion, Bellator. He’s scheduled to fight in a Bellator event in Russia on October 23rd, though an opponent for the return bout has yet to be determined. Former UFC stars Alistair Overeem and Junior Dos Santos are just two names interested in a fight with Emelianenko in the near future.
But Emelianenko has other plans in mind beyond his return to MMA, including a transition to boxing in the future. Jones, a future inductee into the boxing hall of fame, is on the shortlist of opponents who Emelianenko would battle in the ring.
“I would be interested,” Emelianenko said in an interview with BoxingScene. “I have already worked with Denis Lebedev, with other guys [in boxing]. I have been boxing myself since 2000. So, yes, it would be interesting to have such a fight, but not with bloggers and singers, not with people from outside the world of sports. Roy Jones is a legend of world boxing, so of course, it would be interesting to do it with him.”
“He has such a track record. He will always be Roy Jones, although he will no longer have that crazy [hand] speed.”
52-year-old Jones recently competed in an eight-round boxing match against fellow boxing legend Mike Tyson and fought to a draw between both fighters. Emelianenko hasn’t fought in combat sports in any capacity since his TKO victory over Rampage Jackson back at Bellator 237, retiring from the sport shortly afterward.
Jones hasn’t ruled out another potential return to the boxing ring even if it’s in an exhibition format. Emelianenko hasn’t fought a single bout in the boxing ring but has the ferocious, aggressive style to make the transition if he chooses to do so down the line.
How do you think a boxing match would go between Fedor and Roy Jones Jr.?