Exhibition Match: Tyson vs Jones this Saturday

By Carlos Costa

LEGENDARY former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson will battle former multiple division world champion and former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr., in an exhibition fight THIS Saturday, November 28, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The exhibition is scheduled for eight rounds of 2 minutes each without head protector

If the fight reaches the end, it will last 16 minutes of combat and is supervised by the CSAC.

It will be the first time that Mike Tyson, 54, steps into the ring since his last pro boxing rumble 15 years ago when he was defeated in Chicago.

Meanwhile, In his last pro boxing war, Roy Jones Jr., 51, outclassed Scott Sigmon to win a unanimous decision at the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. That was in Feb of 2018.

The exhibition match, which is promoted by Triller, will be televised on PPV in the United States, and on ESPN in Latin America and other parts of the world. 

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