Rodney Jones (boxer)

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Rodney Jones
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Real nameRodney Jones
Nickname(s)Smooth
Weight(s) Middleweight
Light middleweight
Welterweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-07-28) July 28, 1968 (age 53)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins37
Wins by KO22
Losses4
Draws1
No contests0

Rodney Jones (born July 28, 1968) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. He challenged twice for a light-middleweight world title in 2000 and 2007. At the regional level, he held the NABO and NABF light-middleweight titles.

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Amateur career

Jones compiled an amateur record of 31-4.

Professional career

Early in his career when Rodney was 28 years old, he beat an eighteen-year-old Antonio Margarito by a ten-round decision. The young fighter went on to become a three-time World Champion. [1]

WBO Light Middleweight Championship

In his first effort at a World Championship he would lose to Harry Simon on September 23, 2000. [2]

IBF Light Middleweight Championship

On February 3, 2007 Jones lost to world champion Cory Spinks in Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida. [3]

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References

  1. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
  2. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
  3. "Boxingdaily".
Vacant
Title last held by
Rene Arredondo
WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion
November 18, 1995 June 16, 1998
Vacated
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Title next held by
Doug Gray
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Title last held by
Doug Gray
WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion
June 22, 1998 March 8, 1999
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Title next held by
Tito Mendoza
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Title last held by
Juan Carlos Candelo
NABF Light Middleweight Champion
April 15, 2004 June 10, 2006
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Title next held by
Andrey Tsurkan