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American boxer Roy Jones Jr., received the Russian citizenship, the Briton lost the fight Enzo Maccarinelli. Broadcast of the event led “First channel».
Maccarinelli knocked out Jones in the fourth round. Today’s battle was for Jones’ first under the flag of Russia, while the last of his career.
Jones has long led in yourself, even using an oxygen mask, he said, “F-Sport”. Medics carried the stretcher, but they were not needed.
After the fight, Jones refused to participate in the press conference due to ill health. Dealing with the media and refused to fight the winner.
Later, the world champion, WBA middleweight champion Fedor Chudinov told reporters that Jones is in order, with his health all right. “The impact was serious, thank God, he was oklemalsya. Supported him as a human – a legend, the first battle of Russia and such a defeat, “- said Chudinov.
46-year-old Jones spent on a professional ring 71 bout, won 62 victories (45 – KO) and suffered nine defeats. On account of 35-year-old former WBO champion Maccarinelli 41 victory (33 – KO) and seven defeats.
The result of the fight with Briton became Jones’s first defeat since 2011 when he lost to Russian Denis Lebedev by knockout in the tenth round .
Initially contender Jones was to become an American Antonio Tarver, but in late October, he passed a positive doping test – in his body discovered synthetic testosterone. Boxer himself denies having used banned substances.
September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Jones. It happened a little less than a month after the meeting with the Russian president boxer in Sevastopol. Then Roy Jones asked Putin to help with citizenship. The application for citizenship athlete wrote that it would help him “in reducing the gap between the two countries.” October 27 Jones received a Russian passport.
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