Roy Jones Jr.
Career, Record, Stats
Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) is a 55-year-old American professional boxer. He is a four-weightclass world champion with 7 world-title wins and 3 world-championship elevations. 35 years, 6 months, and 10 days into his career, Jones Jr.'s record stands at 66-10, which includes 47 wins via KO, 14 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2022.
Roy Jones Jr.'s Boxing Career
Roy Jones Jr. was born in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. on January 16, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 6, 1989 against Ricky Randall. Jones Jr. defeated Randall via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Jones Jr. became a world champion at the age of 24 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Bernard Hopkins for the vacant IBF middleweight title and defeated Hopkins via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-middleweight (IBF), light-heavyweight (WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring), and heavyweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a four-division world champion — and undisputed at light-heavyweight.
Jones Jr.'s latest fight was an majority decision loss to Anthony Pettis at age 54, on April 1, 2023.
Some of Roy Jones Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Virgil Hill (HOFer), James Toney (HOFer), Félix Trinidad (HOFer), Antonio Tarver, Richard Hall, Vinny Paz, and Mike McCallum (HOFer). For a complete list of Jones Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Roy Jones Jr".
Jones Jr. has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Roy Jones Jr Losses".
Roy Jones Jr.'s Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | Apr 01, 2023 | 54 |  Anthony Pettis | loss | MD 8 |
75 | Feb 08, 2018 | 49 | Scott Sigmon | win | UD 10 |
74 | Feb 17, 2017 | 48 | Bobby Gunn | win | TKO 8 |
73 | Aug 13, 2016 | 47 | Rodney Moore | win | UD 10 |
72 | Mar 20, 2016 | 47 | Vyron Phillips | win | TKO 2 |
71 | Dec 12, 2015 | 46 | 
Enzo Maccarinelli 35 40-7 | loss | TKO 4 |
70 | Aug 16, 2015 | 46 | Eric Watkins | win | KO 6 |
69 | Mar 28, 2015 | 46 | Paul Vasquez | win | TKO 1 |
68 | Mar 06, 2015 | 46 | Willie Williams | win | TKO 2 |
67 | Sep 26, 2014 | 45 | Hany Atiyo | win | KO 1 |
66 | Jul 26, 2014 | 45 | Courtney Fry | win | RTD 5 |
65 | Dec 21, 2013 | 44 | Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf | win | UD 12 |
64 | Jun 30, 2012 | 43 | Paweł Głażewski | win | SD 10 |
63 | Dec 10, 2011 | 42 | Max Alexander | win | UD 10 |
62 | May 21, 2011 | 42 | 
Denis Lebedev 31 21-1 | loss | KO 10 |
61 | Apr 03, 2010 | 41 | 
Bernard Hopkins 45 50-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
60 | Dec 02, 2009 | 40 | 
Danny Green 36 27-3 | loss | TKO 1 |
59 | Aug 15, 2009 | 40 | 
Jeff Lacy 32 25-2 | win | RTD 10 |
58 | Mar 21, 2009 | 40 | Omar Sheika | win | TKO 5 |
57 | Nov 08, 2008 | 39 | 
Joe Calzaghe 36 45-0 | loss | UD 12 |
56 | Jan 19, 2008 | 39 | 
Félix Trinidad 35 42-2 | win | UD 12 |
55 | Jul 14, 2007 | 38 | Anthony Hanshaw | win | UD 12 |
54 | Jul 29, 2006 | 37 | Prince Badi Ajamu | win | UD 12 |
53 | Oct 01, 2005 | 36 | 
Antonio Tarver 36 23-3 | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Sep 25, 2004 | 35 | 
Glen Johnson 35 40-9-2 | loss | KO 9 |
51 | May 15, 2004 | 35 |
Antonio Tarver 35 21-2 | loss | TKO 2 |
50 | Nov 08, 2003 | 34 |
Antonio Tarver 34 21-1 | win | MD 12 |
49 | Mar 01, 2003 | 34 | 
John Ruiz 31 38-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
48 | Sep 07, 2002 | 33 | 
Clinton Woods 30 32-1 | win | TKO 6 |
47 | Feb 02, 2002 | 33 | 
Glen Kelly 30 10-0 | win | KO 7 |
46 | Jul 28, 2001 | 32 | 
Julio César González 24 27-0 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Feb 24, 2001 | 32 | Derrick Harmon | win | RTD 10 |
44 | Sep 09, 2000 | 31 | Eric Harding | win | RTD 10 |
43 | May 13, 2000 | 31 | 
Richard Hall 28 8-1 | win | TKO 11 |
42 | Jan 15, 2000 | 30 | David Telesco | win | UD 12 |
41 | Jun 05, 1999 | 30 | 
Reggie Johnson 32 39-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
40 | Jan 09, 1999 | 29 | Richard Frazier | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Nov 14, 1998 | 29 | Otis Grant | win | TKO 10 |
38 | Jul 18, 1998 | 29 | 
Lou Del Valle 30 27-1 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Apr 25, 1998 | 29 | 
Virgil Hill 34 43-2 | win | KO 4 |
36 | Aug 07, 1997 | 28 | 
Montell Griffin 27 27-0 | win | KO 1 |
35 | Mar 21, 1997 | 28 |
Montell Griffin 26 26-0 | loss | DQ 9 |
34 | Nov 22, 1996 | 27 | 
Mike McCallum 40 49-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
33 | Oct 04, 1996 | 27 | Bryant Brannon | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Jun 15, 1996 | 27 | Eric Lucas | win | RTD 11 |
31 | Jan 12, 1996 | 26 | Merqui Sosa | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Sep 30, 1995 | 26 | Tony Thornton | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Jun 24, 1995 | 26 | 
Vinny Pazienza 32 40-5 | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Mar 18, 1995 | 26 | 
Antoine Byrd 32 26-4-1 | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Nov 18, 1994 | 25 | 
James Toney 26 44-0-2 | win | UD 12 |
26 | May 27, 1994 | 25 | 
Thomas Tate 28 29-2 | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Mar 22, 1994 | 25 | Danny Garcia | win | KO 6 |
24 | Nov 30, 1993 | 24 | Fermin Chirino | win | UD 10 |
23 | Aug 14, 1993 | 24 | 
Thulani Malinga 37 35-8 | win | KO 6 |
22 | May 22, 1993 | 24 |
Bernard Hopkins 28 22-1 | win | UD 12 |
21 | Feb 13, 1993 | 24 | Glenn Wolfe | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Dec 05, 1992 | 23 | Percy Harris | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Aug 18, 1992 | 23 | Glenn Thomas | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Jun 30, 1992 | 23 | 
Jorge Castro 24 70-3-2 | win | UD 10 |
17 | Apr 03, 1992 | 23 | Art Serwano | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jan 10, 1992 | 22 | 
Jorge Vaca 32 48-9-1 | win | KO 1 |
15 | Aug 31, 1991 | 22 | Lester Yarbrough | win | KO 9 |
14 | Aug 03, 1991 | 22 | Kevin Daigle | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Apr 13, 1991 | 22 | Eddie Evans | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Jan 31, 1991 | 22 | Ricky Stackhouse | win | KO 1 |
11 | Nov 08, 1990 | 21 | Reggie Miller | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Sep 25, 1990 | 21 | Rollin Williams | win | KO 4 |
9 | Jul 14, 1990 | 21 | Tony Waddles | win | KO 1 |
8 | May 11, 1990 | 21 | Ron Johnson | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 28, 1990 | 21 | Knox Brown | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Feb 28, 1990 | 21 | Billy Mitchem | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jan 08, 1990 | 20 | Joe Edens | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 30, 1989 | 20 | David McCluskey | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Sep 03, 1989 | 20 | Ron Amundsen | win | TKO 7 |
2 | Jun 11, 1989 | 20 | Stephan Johnson | win | TKO 8 |
1 | May 06, 1989 | 20 | Ricky Randall | win | TKO 2 |