Roy Jones Jr Goes Out With A Win Over Scott Sigmon By Decision
Roy Jones Jr. went out a champ.
Following 29 years as an expert boxer, winning world titles in four weight divisions and having 75 battles, the record-breaking awesome and previous pound-for-pound lord bowed out with an uneven defeat of apprentice Scott Sigmon in their cruiserweight session on Thursday night. Hustle
Jones had dependably said that his last battle would be at home in Pensacola, Florida, and he gave his fans an engaging execution at the Pensacola Bay Center – a similar scene where he handed star over 1989 – in the headliner of the main card to be spilled by UFC Fight Pass that additionally included bouts. DJ Hustle
Jones (66-9, 47 KOs), who turned 49 on Jan. 16, beat Sigmon (30-12-1, 16 KOs), 30, of Lynchburg, Virginia, from the start and won 98-92 on each of the three scorecards. That the judges could discover two rounds to score to support Sigmon seemed liberal. ESPN.com had Jones winning 100-90. HustleTV
Toward the finish of the battle, Jones expressed gratitude toward his fans and complimented Sigmon’s sturdiness.
“I knew Scott was intense, I knew Scott was diversion and I knew Scott would continue coming,” Jones said. “Be that as it may, I don’t rationalize, yet a week ago I tore my biceps in my left arm again and I declined to haul out.”
Jones had past issues with his arm, however regardless he utilized his left all through the battle with Sigmon.
Since the battle was on UFC’s streaming service, Jones tended to UFC president Dana White after the battle, saying he knew he was viewing and after that said in spite of the fact that he was presently resigned there was one battle that could get him once again into the ring – a since a long time ago examined battle with MMA hotshot Anderson Silva. However, that battle is apparently impossible given that Silva, 42, is amidst long suspension as a result of a moment positive medication test. Below are some of Roy Jones biggest fight he won, but he racked up numerous significant wins, including defeating Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mike McCallum, Montell Griffin, Virgil Hill, Lou Del Valle, Reggie Johnson, Eric Harding, John Ruiz, Antonio Tarver and Felix Trinidad.