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  1. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes , including titles at middleweight , super middleweight , light heavyweight , and heavyweight , and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win ...

  2. 2 days ago · June 24, 2024, 5:45 PM PDT. By Antonio Planas. Boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. announced Monday his son has died by suicide. His son DeAndre was 32 years old, a representative said. In a post on X ...

  3. 2 days ago · Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr has said that his son DeAndre, "took his own life" over the weekend, at the age of 32. Jones Jr, 55, who held world titles at middleweight, super-middleweight, light ...

  4. 2 days ago · Roy Jones, Jr. (born January 16, 1969, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.) is an American boxer who became only the second light heavyweight champion to win a heavyweight title. For several years beginning in the late 1990s, he was widely considered the best boxer of his generation.

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  5. 2 days ago · Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most decorated fighters of his generation. He held championships in four different weight classes and was a silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

  6. 3 days ago · Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr has confirmed that his son, DeAndre, tragically took his own life over the weekend. Jones Jr, 55, issued a heartbreaking statement on social media in which he said how ...

  7. Jones won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer following a controversial silver medal win at the 1988 Olympics. He turned pro in 1989 and would win world titles in four weight divisions from middleweight to heavyweight.