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The fight, which met at dawn on Sunday, between American boxing legend Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr., who has American and Russian citizenship, ended in a draw.
Tyson, 54, faced former absolute world champion Roy Jones, 51, in an exhibition match in Los Angeles.
And neither boxer was able to resolve the fight in their original allotted time of eight rounds, at the rate of two minutes per round, to end without a winner or loser.
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The age factor was evident in both fighters, but Tyson kept his famous power punches, except that Roy Jones’ ability to move well with both feet allowed him to finish the fight in a draw.
Tyson will receive $ 10 million after running this show, compared to $ 3 million for his rival, Roy Jones.
It is noteworthy that Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time in the sport of “noble art”, after defeating Trevor Berbick in 1986 at the age of 20, and the first heavyweight boxer. in holding the titles of the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council and the International Boxing Federation.
And Tyson put an end to his professional career in 2005, having achieved 50 wins, compared to six losses, while Roy Jones’ last fight was in 2018, and he has 66 wins (including 47 by knockout), compared to nine defeats.
Source: RT
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