Rodney Jones (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Rodney Jones is a professional boxer
in the Light Middleweight
division. He's a Former NABF
and WBO NABO
Light Middleweight
champion.
by a ten round decision. The young Mexican
, went on to become a three-time World Champion.
.
in Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division. He's a Former NABF
North American Boxing Federation
The North American Boxing Federation is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council .-History:...
and WBO NABO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
champion.
Pro career
Early in his career when Rodney was 28 years old, he beat an eighteen year old Antonio MargaritoAntonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...
by a ten round decision. The young Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
, went on to become a three-time World Champion.
WBO Light Middleweight Championship
In he's first effort at a World Championship he would lose to Harry SimonHarry Simon (boxer)
Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
.
IBF Light Middleweight Championship
On February 3, 2007 Jones lost to world champion Cory SpinksCory Spinks
Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....
in Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida.