No Biloxi Blues For Boxing Legend Roy Jones

ByBoxing Press

Living legend Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. is a Pensacola icon and 100 miles down the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, where he headlines the August 15th “Hook City” pay per view against former 2-time world champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy, the 8-time world champion is unbeaten in three previous fights there and nearly as popular as he is back home.

The “Hook City” pay-per-view show, headlined by two of the best left-hook punchers in boxing, Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), will air live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.

Biloxi is only about a 1-1/2 hour drive from Jones’ home in Pensacola; call it his second home. Back in 1998, Jones successfully won his Biloxi debut in the Coast Coliseum against Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, who by t hen had won three of his eventual eight world titles, when Jones’ devastating, lethal right hook to Hill’s body led to the referee stopping the fight in the fourth round.

A year later at another Biloxi venue, Jones defended his WBC and WBA light heavyweight title belts in convincing fashion, defeating IBF title-holder Reggie Johnson in their unification match by way of a lopsided 12-round decision.

In 2007, once again fighting in the Coast Coliseum, RJJ captured the IBC light heavyweight crown, completely dominating 12 rounds for the decision against previously unbeaten Anthony Hanshaw (21-0-1), who was being hyped as the next great 175-pounder.

Lacy, who has never fought professionally in Mississippi or anywhere else on the Gulf Coast, plans to ruin Jones’ Biloxi “homecoming” and out-hook one of the sport’s all-time greatest “hookers” in the process.

Australian import Danny “Green Machine” Green (26-3, 23 KOs), former 2-time world champion, presently rated No. 5 by the WBA, meets South American champion Julio Cesar “La Furia” Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature for the vacant IBO cruiserweight championship.

Top lightweight prospect Verquan “The Show” Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs faces former world title challenger, Jason “American Boy” Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs), in a 10-round Special Attraction.

Also scheduled to fight on the PPV telecast is undefeated NABO cruiserweight champion BJ “El Peligroso” Flores (23-0-1, 14 KOs) versus an opponent to be determined.

All bouts are subject to change.

Tickets, priced at $150.00, $125.00, $100.00, $75.00, $50.00 & $25.00 are on sale and available at all Ticketmaster locations by calling 800.745.3000, on line at Ticketmaster.com and at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office.

The “Hook City” pay-per-view show, presented by Square Ring Promotions in association with Left Hook Promotions and Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, is being distributed by Square Ring Promotions, Inc. at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States on cable and satellite via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network for a suggested retail price of $34.95, as well as on Super Channel in Canada.