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Approaching 50, Roy Jones Jr.’s jab still stings

Roy Jones Jr. claims victory after winning the light heavyweight unification bout against Reggie Johnson on June 5, 1999.
Roy Jones Jr. claims victory after winning the light heavyweight unification bout against Reggie Johnson on June 5, 1999. Sun Herald file

Former world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. fought on pay-per-view.

The Pensacola native scored a seventh-round TKO victory over Bobby Gunn on Friday night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

Despite turning 48 years old last month, Jones continues to fight professionally.

Jones (64-9, 46 KOs) went 4-0 in fights on the Coast. He fought three times at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, another at Casino Magic-Bay St. Louis.

Jones won world titles at middleweight (IBF), super middleweight (IBF), light heavyweight (IBF, WBA, WBC) and heavyweight (WBA).

James Jones: 228-896-2320, @_jkjones

This story was originally published February 19, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Approaching 50, Roy Jones Jr.’s jab still stings."

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