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Roy Jones Jr. Says He Made A Mistake With Agreeing to Fight Mike Tyson

By Victor Omondi While Mike Tyson’s return to boxing in November is meant to be an exhibition match, his opponent, Roy Jones Jr., said he made a mistake going in with him. On July 1, when the match was announced, the CSAC executive director, Andy Foster, said that the wrestling between Tyson and Jones wasn’t […]

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