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Junior Jones (born December 19, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City
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, New York
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) was a professional boxer. Known as "Poison", Jones was an exciting Bantamweight
Bantamweight

The term bantamweight usually refers to a boxing weight classes in boxing or boxers who human weight between 112 and 118 pound . Wrestling also has similar wrestling weight classes including bantamweight....
 fighter, who is best remembered for his two victories over Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicoprofessional boxing. He is a seven time world champion in three different weight classes; he is a former world champion at WBO Super Bantamweight , IBO / WBC Featherweight , WBC Super featherweight and IBF Junior lightweight divisions....
.

s won two New York Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves

For the honor in Major League Baseball, see Gold Glove.The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States....
 Championships, the 1988 119lb Novice Championship and the 1989 119lb Open Championship.






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Junior Jones (born December 19, 1970 in
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Brooklyn, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
) was a professional boxer. Known as "Poison", Jones was an exciting Bantamweight
Bantamweight

The term bantamweight usually refers to a boxing weight classes in boxing or boxers who human weight between 112 and 118 pound . Wrestling also has similar wrestling weight classes including bantamweight....
 fighter, who is best remembered for his two victories over Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicoprofessional boxing. He is a seven time world champion in three different weight classes; he is a former world champion at WBO Super Bantamweight , IBO / WBC Featherweight , WBC Super featherweight and IBF Junior lightweight divisions....
.

Amateur career

Jones won two New York Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves

For the honor in Major League Baseball, see Gold Glove.The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States....
 Championships, the 1988 119lb Novice Championship and the 1989 119lb Open Championship. In 1988 Jones defeated Arnold Miranda of the Cage Recreation in the finals to win the Championship and in 1989 Jones defeated Robert Pimentel of the New York City Recreation in the finals to win the Championship. Jones trained at the Police Athletic League. In the Olympic box-offs he lost to eventual Gold medallist Kennedy McKinney
Kennedy McKinney

Kennedy McKinney was a professional boxer, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the IBF junior featherweight title as a professional as well as the WBO super bantamweight title....
. His record was 150-9.

Professional career

Jones began his career in 1989 and ran off a string of 32 consecutive victories, capturing the WBA
World Boxing Association

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 Bantamweight title on 23 October 1993 with a win over Jorge Julio Rocha
Jorge Julio Rocha

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. On 22 April 1994, Jones lost his title to John Michael Johnson
John Michael Johnson

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 by a TKO in the eleventh round.

Jones faded into obscurity for the next two years prior to taking on the undefeated and feared Barrera for the WBO Super bantamweight
Super Bantamweight

Super Bantamweight is a Boxing weight classes in professional boxing. It is alternately referred to as Junior Featherweight. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds....
 title on 22 November 1996. He was the first man to beat Barrera, knocking the Mexican superstar out in the fifth round. Barrera's corner-men entered the ring, which disqualifed Barrera before he could be stopped. In the rematch, Jones won a unanimous decision against Barrera, although some fans disputed the verdict. After winning the two fights over Barrera, Jones lost his belt to 1998 Olympic
1988 Summer Olympics

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 Gold Medal winner Kennedy McKinney
Kennedy McKinney

Kennedy McKinney was a professional boxer, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the IBF junior featherweight title as a professional as well as the WBO super bantamweight title....
. Following the loss to McKinney, Jones took on WBC Super bantamweight title holder Erik Morales
Erik Morales

?rik Isaac "El Terrible" Morales Elvira is a semi-retired Mexican professional Boxing. He is a former seven-time world champion at WBC / WBO Super bantamweight , WBC Featherweight , WBC Super featherweight, WBC International Super Featherweight , and the IBF Junior lightweight divisions....
, losing by a TKO in the fourth round. The loss to Morales was the beginning of the end for Jones, who went on to win against Tracy Harris Patterson
Tracy Harris Patterson

Tracy Harris Patterson, , is a former professional boxing who became a two weight world champion.He is the adopted son of former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson....
 and Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson (boxer)

Tom Johnson was a boxer in the Featherweight division. Known as "Boom boom", Johnson turned pro in 1986 and in 1991 challenged Manuel Medina for the International Boxing Federation Featherweight Title, losing a technical decision....
 before losing to Paul Ingle
Paul Ingle

Paul Andrew Ingle is a retired featherweight boxing. He competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
 before hanging up his gloves in 2002.

See also

  • List of boxing triple champions?


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