Boxing: Mike Tyson comes out of retirement to fight Roy Jones Jr.
By DW
25 July 2020 |
12:34 pm
The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will fight Roy Jones Jr. at an exhibition in Los Angeles in September. Tyson, who turned 54 last month, was last seen in the ring 15 years ago.
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