Junior Jones

Junior Jones, born December 19, 1970, is a former American professional boxer with a boxing career that spanned over 13 years from 1989 to 2002. During this time, Jones amassed a record of 50 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws, and 0 no-contests, with 29 of his wins coming via knockout. Jones is known by his nickname "Poison" and is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA bantamweight title from 1993 to 1994 and the WBO super bantamweight title from 1996 to 1997. Additionally, he held the IBO featherweight title from 1999 to 2000.

Jones launched his professional career against George Young on June 8, 1989, with a first-round TKO. He then won 31 consecutive fights, including 21 wins via stoppage, which helped cement him as one of boxing's top prospects. Jones faced his first world title fight at the age of 22 on October 23, 1993, after 30 professional fights, against Jorge Eliécer Julio for the bantamweight WBA title, defeating Julio via 12 round unanimous decision to become the champion of the world.

Jones went on to win a total of two world titles at two separate weight classes. More details on his world title wins and defenses can be found in "Junior Jones World Titles". Some of Jones' best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers Tom Johnson, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Orlando Canizales, as well as Jorge Eliécer Julio, Elvis Álvarez, Tracy Harris Patterson, and Richard Evatt.

Jones had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career, four of which came in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. His first loss was against John Michael Johnson via 11th round TKO, ending his 32-fight win streak. Jones suffered five losses via knockout and one via decision. More details on these defeats can be found in "All of Junior Jones' losses".

Jones' career highlights include four of his 56 fights, which are the most significant. On October 23, 1993, Jones won his first world title by defeating Jorge Eliécer Julio via 12 round unanimous decision, becoming the WBA bantamweight world champion. On March 23, 1996, he beat Orlando Canizales via a 12th round split-decision. On November 22, 1996, Jones won the WBO super-bantamweight title from Marco Antonio Barrera by beating him via 5th round TKO, becoming a two-weight world champion. On April 18, 1997, Jones defended the WBO super-bantamweight title against Marco Antonio Barrera, winning via 12 round unanimous decision.

Jones is a former professional boxer known for his exceptional footwork and hand speed. He possesses an orthodox stance and has a height of 5'8" and a reach of 71". Jones fought in four weight classes throughout his boxing career that included bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight.

Jones' final professional fight was a non-title bout against Ivan Alvarez on December 6, 2002. Jones lost the fight via a 10 round unanimous decision. He retired from professional boxing with a record of 50-6, 29 of which came via knockout, and two title wins.

In conclusion, Junior Jones was a tremendous fighter known for his hand speed and excellent footwork. Although his hay days are long gone, he and his accomplishments will always be remembered as he left an indelible mark that will be tough to forget.

Junior Jones Fight Record