Light welterweight
Weight class in boxing and kickboxing
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| November 6 2024 | The IOC disclosed that Khelif was preparing a lawsuit against Le Correspondant, a French magazine that published claims about her eligibility, citing leaked medical reports. |
| August 9 2024 | Khelif defeated Yang Liu of China in the final to win the gold medal in the women's 66 kg event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, becoming Algeria's first female gold medalist in boxing. |
| August 6 2024 | Khelif defeated Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in the semifinals, guaranteeing at least a silver medal. |
| August 3 2024 | Khelif defeated Hungary's Luca Hámori in the quarterfinals of the women's 66 kg event. |
| August 1 2024 | Khelif defeated Angela Carini of Italy in the second round of the women's 66 kg event, as Carini withdrew after receiving intense pain from two blows. |
| June 24 2024 | Roy Jones Jr. announced the tragic news of his son Deandre's suicide at age 32, which occurred two nights prior. |
| April 2024 | Khelif won the women's 66 kg event at the World Boxing Cup in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., defeating Emilie Sonvico in the final. |
| March 2024 | Khelif was confirmed by the IOC to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, ensuring compliance with eligibility and medical regulations. |
| January 2024 | Khelif became a UNICEF national ambassador. |
| November 2023 | Imane Khelif announced that she was turning professional and participated in her first professional fight in Singapore. |
| July 2023 | Four months after her disqualification from the IBA Championships, Khelif represented Algeria at the Arab Games and won a gold medal in the women's welterweight event. |
| April 1 2023 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Anthony Pettis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Pettis emerged victorious, defeating Jones via majority decision after 8 rounds. |
| March 2023 | Imane Khelif was disqualified from the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships shortly before her gold medal bout against Yang Liu of China due to allegations of failing unspecified eligibility tests. This disqualification occurred three days after she had defeated a previously unbeaten Russian boxer. |
| February 6 2023 | It was announced that Roy Jones Jr. would face former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023. |
| 2022 | Later in 2022, Khelif won gold medals at both the Mediterranean Games and the African Amateur Boxing Championships. |
| 2022 | Imane Khelif reached the final of the IBA Championships, solidifying her status as a prominent competitor in the sport. |
| February 2022 | Imane Khelif won a gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Tournament by defeating Nataliya Sychugova in the final of the women's 63 kg event. |
| 2021 | Imane Khelif made her Olympic debut as part of the Algerian team. |
| 2021 | Khelif represented Algeria in the women's lightweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she was defeated by Ireland's Kellie Harrington in the quarterfinals. She was the first female boxer to represent Algeria at the Olympics. |
| March 2021 | Imane Khelif won a gold medal at the Istanbul Bosphorus International Boxing Tournament, defeating Anastasia Belyakova in the final of the women's lightweight event. |
| 2020 | Became the first female boxer to represent Algeria at the Olympics, competing in the women's lightweight event and being defeated by Ireland's Kellie Harrington in the quarterfinals. |
| November 28 2020 | The exhibition fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson was rescheduled to take place on November 28, 2020, to maximize revenue for the event. |
| November 28 2020 | Roy Jones Jr. fought a draw against Mike Tyson at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, which was scored by the WBC. |
| September 2020 | The exhibition fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson was initially scheduled to take place on September 12, 2020, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. |
| July 2020 | In July 2020, it was announced that Roy Jones Jr. signed a contract to face former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in an eight-round exhibition fight. |
| 2019 | In 2019, Roy Jones Jr. released the single 'Make 'em Remember', where Grant Wilson Baker served as the Production Manager/Master Engineer. |
| 2019 | Khelif finished 33rd in the women's lightweight event at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships after being eliminated in the first round by Natalia Shadrina. |
| February 7 2019 | Roy Jones Jr. faced Dion Rizzuto at the Hadji Shrine Temple in Pensacola, Florida. |
| 2018 | Roy Jones Jr. appeared as himself in Creed II. |
| 2018 | Imane Khelif finished 17th in the women's lightweight event at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships after being eliminated in the first round by Karina Ibragimova. |
| February 8 2018 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Scott Sigmon in what he declared to be his final boxing match, winning by a unanimous decision with all judges scoring the fight 98–92 in his favor. He also claimed the vacant World Boxing Union cruiserweight title. |
| December 30 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. announced that he would return to the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida to headline Island Fights 46 on February 8, 2018. He indicated this would be his last fight at the venue. |
| December 3 2017 | After Miguel Cotto's farewell fight, Roy Jones Jr. reiterated his desire to continue boxing, hinting that he might retire at the end of 2017. |
| October 2017 | In October 2017, following his fight against Rodney Moore, Roy Jones Jr. announced his intention to continue fighting and not retire from boxing, despite the injury he sustained during the bout. |
| August 13 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. returned to his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, to fight 'Rockin'' Rodney Moore at the Pensacola Bay Center. He won the cruiserweight bout by a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision with shutout scores of 100–90 on all three cards, despite sustaining a torn right biceps in round five. |
| April 2017 | Indongo defeats Ricky Burns to capture the WBA (Unified) title, becoming the first fighter to hold all four major light welterweight titles. |
| February 17 2017 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Bobby Gunn for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight title, winning the match by stopping Gunn in the beginning of the 8th round. |
| December 2016 | Julius Indongo defeats Eduard Troyanovsky to capture the IBF and IBO light welterweight titles. |
| December 6 2016 | A press conference was held at the Chase Center in Delaware to announce the upcoming fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bobby Gunn. |
| December 2 2016 | David Feldman Promotions confirmed a fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bobby Gunn to be announced for February 17, 2017, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight championship. |
| August 13 2016 | Roy Jones Jr. won against Rodney Moore by unanimous decision, improving his record to 64–9. |
| March 20 2016 | Roy Jones Jr. fought against Vyron Phillips in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theatre. This marked Jones' return to the ring against a 33-year-old MMA fighter who was making his boxing debut. Jones knocked down Phillips in the second round, leading the referee to stop the fight. |
| 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. featured as himself in the film Southpaw. |
| 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. made a cameo appearance as himself in Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. |
| December 12 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. fought Enzo Maccarinelli in a non-title cruiserweight battle at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow. This marked Jones' first fight since gaining Russian citizenship. He lost the fight, resulting in his 9th career defeat and the 5th by KO. |
| October 28 2015 | It was announced that Roy Jones Jr. would fight former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli for the WBA 'super' world cruiserweight title, although this was later deemed a false rumor. |
| September 12 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. was granted Russian citizenship. |
| August 19 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. met with Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, to request Russian citizenship, citing frequent visits to Russia for business as a reason for needing a passport. |
| August 16 2015 | Jones scored his 62nd professional victory and 45th knockout win by defeating Eric Watkins via 6th-round KO. |
| March 28 2015 | Roy Jones Jr. defeated Paul Vasquez via 1st-round TKO for the WBU (German Version) cruiserweight title at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida. |
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