Malinga vs Jones Jr

Who won Malinga vs Jones Jr?

Roy Jones Jr beat Thulani Malinga by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, August 14th, 1993, at Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Malinga vs Jones Jr stats

Back in August 1993, Thulani Malinga stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws.

Roy Jones Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.

Thulani Malinga was the younger man by 55 years, at -31 years old.

Jones Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Malinga.

Both Thulani Malinga and Roy Jones Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Malinga was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 1981, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Jones Jr, whose first professional fight was in 1989. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 494 compared to Jones Jr's 503.

Malinga vs Jones Jr form

Jones Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Percy Harris on December 5, 1992, by at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Mike Tyson on November 28, 2020, by split draw in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had defeated Scott Sigmon on February 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Florida.

He had beaten Bobby Gunn on February 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Chase Center, Delaware.

Activity check

Jones Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 23 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Malinga vs Jones Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Malinga vs Jones Jr?

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