Mike Jones (born April 26, 1983) is an American former
professional boxer
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who competed from 2005 to 2014. He held the regional
WBA–
NABA and
WBO–
NABO welterweight
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titles.
Professional career
Mike Jones made his professional boxing debut on December 16, 2005 at the age of 22 against Jason Thompson who he would defeat by a second round technical knockout. By May 2007 Jones had compiled a record of 7-0, all by knockout no later than the third round. It was around this time that Jones was featured on the undercard of the
Hugo Fidel Cazares
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vs. Wilfrido Valdez fight.
On August 29, 2008, Jones defeated Juliano Ramos to win the vacant NABA
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
title.
On April 17, 2010, Jones defeated Hector Munoz to defend his NABA title but also to win the vacant
WBO NABO welterweight title.
On November 13, 2010, Jones fought in
Arlington, Texas
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vs.
Jesus Soto Karass
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, on the undercard of
Manny Pacquiao
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vs.
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in ...
. Many argued Karass was the winner, but the decision went the way of Jones. A rematch was made and Jones won.
Before the fight, Jones did a little mitt work with
Floyd Mayweather Sr.
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"Floyd Mayweather said that with both hands, Mike is the hardest-hitting welterweight that he has ever worked the mitts with, and that he hits harder than Thomas Hearns," said Vaughn Jackson. "He said that if he continues to hit that way, then no welterweight will stand, and that includes Soto-Karass."
On December 3, 2011, Jones defeated Sebastian Andres Lujan by unanimous decision in an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator. The fight took place at
Madison Square Garden
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on the under card of
Miguel Cotto
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vs
Antonio Margarito
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II.
On June 9, 2012, Mike Jones fought Randall Bailey on the Pacquiao vs. Bradley undercard. Jones was knocked down in the 10th and stopped in the 11th round by veteran Bailey. After a two-year layoff, Jones came back against Jaime Herrera. Jones lost that fight as well and has not fought since.
Professional boxing record
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Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974) is an American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over twenty years, he is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO light welterweight title from 1999 to 2000, and t ...
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Jesus Soto Karass
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Jesus Soto Karass
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
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Irving Garcia
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Henry Bruseles
Henry Bruseles (born 17 June 1980 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who fights in the light welterweight division.
Professional career
Bruseles boxed as an amateur before turning professional in February 1999, winn ...
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Lenin Arroyo
Lenin Arroyo (born October 19) is a Costa Rican former professional boxer.
Professional career
Arroyo aka "Volcano", made his professional debut on October 12, 2002 vs. Anolan Regal Del Valle at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach ...
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References
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1983 births
Welterweight boxers
Boxers from Pennsylvania
Living people
American male boxers