ROY JONES JR. TAKES ON DANNY GREEN THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING TO BE SEEN INTERNATIONALLY ON GFL
Posted on | November 30, 2009 | No Comments
FIGHT WILL NOT BE SEEN IN THE UNITED STATES OR AUSTRALIA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK (NOVEMBER 30, 2009)—This Wednesday, Roy Jones Jr., one of the legends of boxing looks to win the IBO Cruiserweight title as he travels to Sydney, Australia to face the popular Aussie, Danny Green.
The action will take place at the Acer Arena in Sydney and the fight card will feature a big five fight undercard and will be broadcasted live on www.gofightlive.tv around the world beginning at 6pm local time in Sydney. (Sydney is sixteen hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the United States).
The whole show will be able to be seen for $9.99 around the world with the exception of the United States and Australia and can be accessed by clicking:
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?event=562
For Jones it is a chance to show the fans down under firsthand what the American fans have seen for twenty-one years and that is that he is one of the most electrifying fighters ever to grace the sport.
Jones is coming of a scintillating destruction over former Super Middleweight champion, Jeff Lacy.
Jones of Pensacola, Florida exploded on the scene at 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Jones did not win the Gold medal due to some controversial scoring but was named the outstanding Boxer for the Games.
Jones then went on to win the Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight championship of the world and for the better part of a decade was considered, Pound for Pound the best boxer in the world.
Jones has a record of 54-5 with forty knockouts.
Should Jones reign victorious he would then set the stage a rematch with Bernard Hopkins, who fights Enrique Ornelas later that night in Philadelphia, in what is one of the most anticipated rematches in recent memory as Jones holds a unanimous decision victory over Hopkins in 1993
Green will be looking to thrill the hometown fans as he has a chance to make history by defeating the legendary Jones.
Green, 27-3 with twenty-four knockouts has very impressive credentials as he turned pro in 2001 and over the next two years knocked out the first sixteen opponents before challenging Markus Beyer for the WBC Super Middleweight title.
In that bout, Green dropped Beyer two times before being disqualified for head butts in a controversial finish. Three more wins later set up a rematch with Beyer and despite suffering a twelfth round knockdown, Beyer escaped with a twelve round split decision in yet another controversial bout.
In 2006, Green challenged former WBA Super Middleweight champion, fellow Aussie Anthony Mundine in what was one of the biggest bouts in the history of Australia. Green lost a very close unanimous decision.
Since then, Green has gone 6-0 with five knockouts which includes a fifth round pounding of Julio Cesar Dominguez on the Jones – Lacy undercard to set up this huge international event.
Fans will also be treated to a full five fight undercard which will feature former WBA Featherweight champion, Derrick Gianer (41-7-1, 24 KO’s) taking on Steve Willis (12-0-2, 6 KO’s); Verquan Kimbrough (21-2-3, 7 KO’s) against Will Tomlinson (9-0-1, 9 KO’s) in a Jr./ Welterweight bout; Tui Levin (9-2, 6 KO’s) battling Ryan Walters in a Jr. Middleweight bout; Rayco Saunders (16-12-2, 7 KO’s) against Walter Pupu’a (11-4, 8 KO’s); Rey Anton Olante (8-12-2) takes on Sedat Tasci (5-1-2, 2 KO’s) in Lightweight bout.
“This is a much anticipated fight and we are very excited to bring it to the fans around the world”, said David Klarman, vice-president of www.gofightlive.tv
“Roy Jones is a legend and this is truly an international event with huge ramifications and with the great response we received from the Lacy fight and the inquiries we have received so far for this event, we know it’s going to be a special event”
The fights will start at the following times in these cities/countries:
Berlin 8am
Paris 8am
London 7am
Toronto 2am
Tokyo 4pm
Manila 3pm
Athens 8am
Cardiff 7am
Beijing 3pm
Mexico City 1am
San Juan 3am