Leroy Jones (February 10, 1950 – July 11, 2010) was a heavyweight boxer who won the NABF heavyweight championship. He challenged Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title in 1980.

Boxing career

Jones' professional career began with a third-round knockout of John Scroggins on July 30, 1973. He put together 24 wins with 12 knockouts, including a 12-round points win over future world heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. The Weaver fight won Jones the NABF heavyweight championship, essentially the American title.

During his professional career it became apparent that Jones had a problem with conditioning, as he fought at weights ranging from 228 pounds in 1973 to 271 pounds in 1977.

On March 31, 1980, Jones got his weight down to 254.5 pounds to challenge Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title. Jones was stopped in 8 rounds, on an eye injury that effectively ended his career.

Leroy Jones died in Los Angeles on July 11, 2010.[citation needed][1]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (13 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout), 1 Draw [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Win 25–1–1 Jeff Shelburg TKO 2 26/08/1982 Genesis Center, Gary, Indiana Loss 24–1–1 Larry Holmes TKO 8 31/03/1980 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada For WBC World Heavyweight Title Win 24–0–1 James J Beattie KO 4 14/07/1979 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Win 23–0–1 Harry Terrell PTS 10 12/05/1979 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 22–0–1 Fili Moala UD 10 26/01/1979 Coliseum, San Diego, California Win 21–0–1 Mike Weaver (boxer) UD 12 19/08/1978 Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC NABF Heavyweight Title Win 20–0–1 Gregory Johnson UD 10 14/09/1977 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 19–0–1 John Dino Denis PTS 8 27/03/1977 Randolph AFB, San Antonio, Texas Pete Rademacher refereed the bout. Win 18–0–1 Roy Wallace TKO 9 22/01/1977 Civic Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida Draw 17–0–1 Pedro Lovell PTS 10 10/07/1976 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California Win 17–0 Alfredo Mongol Ortiz TKO 6 13/05/1976 Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico Win 16–0 Jody Ballard KO 4 03/03/1976 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 15–0 Art Robinson KO 2 13/09/1975 Denver, Colorado Win 14–0 Larry Frazier PTS 10 09/07/1975 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 13–0 George Johnson PTS 10 18/03/1975 Honolulu, Hawaii Win 12–0 Jimmy Gilmore PTS 8 11/02/1975 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 11–0 Rico Brooks PTS 10 29/01/1975 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 10–0 Eusebio Hernandez, Jr. TKO 6 18/10/1974 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada Win 9–0 Koli Vailea KO 4 24/09/1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 8–0 Henry Culpepper UD 8 26/08/1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 7–0 Jimmy Gilmore PTS 8 02/07/1974 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 6–0 Bob Crutison KO 2 05/06/1974 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 5–0 Lou Rogan KO 3 19/03/1974 Denver, Colorado Win 4–0 Paul Solomon KO 1 13/02/1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 3–0 Bobby Joe Anderson KO 1 23/01/1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 2–0 Larry Frazier PTS 6 10/01/1974 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada Win 1–0 John Scroggins TKO 3 30/07/1973 Cheyenne, Wyoming

References

  1. ^ "Leroy Jones". BoxRec.

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