{"id":16163,"date":"2020-08-12T09:25:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T13:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163"},"modified":"2020-08-14T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T15:26:57","slug":"mike-tysons-comeback-fight-against-jones-jr-postponed-until-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson&#8217;s Comeback Fight Against Jones Jr Postponed Until November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2.50691939.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2.50691939.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2.50691939-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson\u2019s return to the ring against Roy Jones Jr has been put back until November 28th.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson, 54, who dominated the heavyweight scene for almost 20 years after winning the title in 1987, was due to take on 51-year-old Jones in an eight-round exhibition in California on September 12.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bout has now been put back until late November after organizers decided to make the pay-per-view event bigger with more fights on the undercard.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson said: \u201cChanging the date to November 28th will give more people the opportunity to see the biggest comeback in boxing history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis temporary inconvenience will last longer than Roy Jones Jr. He better be ready, I\u2019m coming full force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones last fought in 2018 while Tyson\u2019s last professional fight was a defeat by Kevin McBride 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16163\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16163\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16163\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16163\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson\u2019s return to the ring against Roy Jones Jr has been put back until November 28th. 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