At 46 years old, Roy Jones Jr. is finally taking some time away from the ring -- telling TMZ Sports he's going to focus on training other fighters -- but refusing to say he's 100% retired from the sport. Jones has been taking it easy ever since he got knocked out by Enzo Maccarinelli in Russia last month -- leading many to believe Jones would never fight again. So, we reached out and asked Roy specifically if...
- 1/15/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_bd9hxxz0"]] It's official ... boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. is now a full Russian citizen -- with a passport to prove it. Roy had personally asked Vladimir Putin to get him citizenship back in August so he could do more business in Russia ... business that includes boxing and promoting other fights. Putin obliged ... and on Tuesday, Jones Jr. got his passport -- which he flaunted around Moscow while draped in a Russian flag. He thanks Putin for making it happen.
- 10/27/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Looks like that goodwill meeting with Vladimir Putin worked ... because Roy Jones Jr. tells TMZ Sports he just booked his first fight in Mother Russia. Rjj just reached out and told us he'll be fighting Welsh bigman Enzo Maccarinelli on November 28th. Enzo is a former Wbo cruiserweight champ ... who's fighting to regain his belt on October 10th. If Enzo wins that belt, the Jones fight would be a title bout. This is big news...
- 9/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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