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Michael Rothstein
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ESPN Staff Writer- Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
- Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Ben Baby
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ESPN Staff Writer- ESPN Staff Writer
- Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News
- University of North Texas graduate
Former world champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will meet in an eight-round exhibition fight Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight is the main event of a six-fight PPV event.
Tyson, 54, hasn't fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. Jones, 51, hasn't had a significant win since defeating Jeff Lacy in 2009.
In the co-main event, YouTube sensation Jake Paul returns to the ring for his second professional fight against former NBA player Nate Robinson in a six-round light heavyweight battle.
Paul defeated Ali Eson Gib by first-round TKO in January, and Robinson is making his boxing debut.
Also on the card, former super middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder Badou Jack takes on unbeaten Blake McKernan in an eight-round cruiserweight bout. Jack (22-3-3, 13 KOs) is coming off back-to-back decision losses suffered in 2019, against Marcus Browne in January and Jean Pascal in December.
To start the main card, Jamaine Ortiz (13-0, 7 KOs), takes on Sulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight fight.
Stay here for live undercard results and analysis.
Fight in progress: Badou Jack vs. Blake McKernan, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
Results:
Ortiz shines in KO victory
Jamaine Ortiz, by the later rounds, seemed to be toying with Sulaiman Segawa. He'd bounce in and out, dance around his opponent and then land one or two punches before popping back out again.
It was consistent throughout the fight, Ortiz controlling the middle rounds and an eventual knockout 2 minutes, 50 seconds into the seventh round to win the USNBC silver lightweight title as the prize.
The end for Segawa (13-3-1) started with an uppercut to the body that knocked him to the ground. Segawa got up -- and then Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) pummeled him with multiple shots to the head that led the referee to stop the fight.
Like the Irvin Gonzalez-Edward Vasquez fight in the opener, Segawa-Ortiz was an action-filled fight with strong pace throughout. Segawa survived a strong flurry in the last 30 seconds of the third round by Ortiz, a stretch when Ortiz landed multiple combinations.
Ortiz looked like real prospect, placing shots beautifully, finishing with solar plexus punch. #TysonJonesJr #TysonJones
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) November 29, 2020
Ortiz threw 426 punches -- 153 fewer than Segawa -- and landed 121 of them, compared to 129 for Segawa. Segawa landed more power punches (111-92), but Ortiz was far more accurate (40% to 31%).
Ortiz seemed to separate himself in the fourth round with a variety of punches -- all of which had good timing. He stalked Segawa across the ring, pounding him through constant contact. Segawa rebounded early in the fifth with the most energy he showed since the middle of Round 2. He dealt with an accidental head-butt in the middle of the round to be more aggressive, but whenever he did, Ortiz countered deftly.
The 29-year-old managed to stay up throughout with a strong chin, but the 24-year-old Ortiz, from Worcester, Massachusetts, toyed with Segawa for much of the fight. It appeared as if Segawa had tired Ortiz in the seventh round, but Ortiz countered and ended the fight for his second straight knockout. -- Michael Rothstein
Vasquez outpoints Gonzalez for win
Forget the vast amount of nonsense surrounding the rest of this fight card. What Irvin Gonzalez and Edward Vazquez did in the ring was display boxing at its best. Vazquez won via split decision, 77-75, 75-77, 77-75 in an all-action fight that was one of the best bouts of 2020.
In the first round, Vazquez was buckled by a big uppercut, but he managed to stay on his feet. In that exchange, the Fort Worth, Texas, native displayed the chin he needed to defeat Gonzalez. Vasquez weathered big punches throughout the eight-round bout and turned up the heat in the final three minutes.
Vazquez (9-0, 1 KO) landed big shots in the eighth round and appeared to hurt Gonzalez (14-3, 11 KOs) in the final minute. Though Vazquez was not able to send his opponent to the canvas or get a stoppage, he did enough to pull out a victory in one of the most entertaining bouts of the year.
The willingness to engage the way Vazquez and Gonzalez did Saturday night is becoming increasingly rare in the sport. Their performance should be applauded and both fighters did nothing but help their stock after their outing on the Tyson-Jones undercard. -- Ben Baby
The best we saw on the undercard
Young fighters take advantage of the spotlight
The fighters on the Tyson-Jones undercard took full advantage of their opportunity. Vasquez and Ortiz put on very entertaining performances to open the night's festivities. And it was the best thing they could have done for themselves and the sport.
On a night when many causal fans and those looking for nostalgia tuned in, they got a good glimpse of young, exciting fighters. Even hardcore fight fans will have Vasquez and Ortiz on their radars after that performance, which is a best-case scenario when agreeing to fight on a celebrity card. And even the losers in the early bouts improved their stock. Gonzalez, who lost to Vasquez via split decision, and Segawa, had solid performances and were entertaining, even in defeat.
For the actual boxers on the Tyson-Jones card, winning isn't nearly as important as giving fans a reason to watch the next time they step into the ring. That's exactly what the four guys on the undercard did on Saturday night.
Hopefully other fighters can take notice of what happened. Because boxing could use a lot more of that. -- Ben Baby
Still to come:
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Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., 8 rounds exhibition, heavyweights
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Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
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