“Fedor doesn’t need to box Mike Tyson – it’s high time he fought me,” BloodyElbow quoted Jones Jr. as saying. “I’m sure it will be a huge event. We’re both Russian athletes and it would be very exciting.”
The legendary Russian heavyweight announced his desire to share the ring with “Iron Mike” last week in an interview with sports columnist Ariel Helwani, suggesting that the bout in question could take place as part of an evening of boxing headlined by a fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou in Riyadh on October 28.
Fedor Emelianenko, 46, ended his mixed martial arts career in February this year, losing by first-round technical knockout to American Ryan Bader in a Bellator heavyweight title fight.
54-year-old Roy Jones Jr. last stepped into the ring in April of this year, losing by majority decision to former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis by eight rounds. In November 2020, Jones had an exhibition boxing match against Mike Tyson, which did not produce a winner, but was a big financial success.