Junior Jones (50-6, 29) was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on December 19, 1970. At the age of 18 years on June 8, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against George Young, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 31st career fight at 22 years old, Jones became a bantamweight world champion on October 23, 1993 after defeating Jorge Eliécer Julio via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-bantamweight weight class as well, winning the WBO title against Marco Antonio Barrera via 5th-round TKO on November 22, 1996.
Jones' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Ivan Alvarez at age 31 on December 6, 2002. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Junior Jones' best fights have been against Jorge Eliécer Julio, Marco Antonio Barrera, Orlando Canizales and Richard Evatt.
Jones has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Dec 6, 2002 31 years, 11 months 50-6 (29) | Ivan Alvarez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
55 | Aug 29, 2002 31 years, 8 months 50-5 (29) | Johnny Walker | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54 | Oct 20, 2001 30 years, 10 months 49-5 (29) | Mike Juárez | SFT | 7 | KO | WIN |
53 | Apr 19, 2001 30 years, 4 months 48-5 (28) | Manuel Sepeda | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52  | Apr 29, 2000 29 years, 4 months 47-5 (28) | 27 years, 10 months 22-1 (15) | FT | 11 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
51 | Nov 12, 1999 28 years, 10 months 47-4 (28) | Tracy Harris Patterson | 10 | MD | WIN | |
50 | Apr 10, 1999 28 years, 3 months 46-4 (28) | Richard Evatt | FT | 11 | TKO | WIN |
49 | Feb 17, 1999 28 years, 1 months 45-4 (27) | Tom Johnson | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
48  | Sep 12, 1998 27 years, 8 months 44-4 (27) | 22 years 30-0 (24) | SBT | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
47 | Dec 19, 1997 27 years 44-3 (27) | Kennedy McKinney | SBT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO |
46  | Apr 18, 1997 26 years, 3 months 44-2 (27) | 23 years, 3 months 43-1 (31) | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
45 | Nov 22, 1996 25 years, 11 months 43-2 (27) | 22 years, 10 months 43-0 (31) | SBT | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
44 | Sep 10, 1996 25 years, 8 months 42-2 (26) | Tommy Parks | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Aug 20, 1996 25 years, 8 months 41-2 (25) | Wilson Santos | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42  | Mar 23, 1996 25 years, 3 months 40-2 (25) | 30 years, 3 months 42-2-1 (31) | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN |
41 | Jan 12, 1996 25 years 39-2 (25) | Armando Navarro | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Dec 2, 1995 24 years, 11 months 38-2 (24) | Alberto Rendon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Oct 6, 1995 24 years, 9 months 37-2 (24) | Tomas Valdez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Sep 9, 1995 24 years, 8 months 36-2 (23) | Jesus Chavez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
37 | May 19, 1995 24 years, 5 months 35-2 (22) | Shawn Wilkins | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
36 | Mar 11, 1995 24 years, 2 months 34-2 (22) | Nelson Ramon Medina | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Oct 22, 1994 23 years, 10 months 33-2 (22) | Darryl Pinckney | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
34 | Jun 12, 1994 23 years, 5 months 33-1 (22) | Orlando Fernandez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Apr 22, 1994 23 years, 4 months 32-1 (22) | John Michael Johnson | BT | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
32 | Jan 8, 1994 23 years 32-0 (22) | Elvis Álvarez | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
31  | Oct 23, 1993 22 years, 10 months 31-0 (22) | 24 years, 6 months 26-0 (22) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
30 | Aug 10, 1993 22 years, 7 months 30-0 (22) | Francisco Alvarez | BT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Jun 24, 1993 22 years, 6 months 29-0 (21) | Francisco Gomez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Mar 6, 1993 22 years, 2 months 28-0 (20) | Juan Pablo Salazar | BT | 4 | KO | WIN |
27 | Jan 15, 1993 22 years 27-0 (19) | Felizardo Carrasco | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Nov 13, 1992 21 years, 10 months 26-0 (18) | Jose Quirino | BT | 3 | KO | WIN |
25 | Sep 17, 1992 21 years, 8 months 25-0 (17) | Eddie Rangel | BT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Aug 20, 1992 21 years, 8 months 24-0 (16) | Max Gomez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Jun 23, 1992 21 years, 6 months 23-0 (16) | Arturo Nava | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 6, 1992 21 years, 2 months 22-0 (15) | Diego Avila | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 12, 1991 20 years, 11 months 21-0 (14) | Dadoy Andujar | BT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Oct 24, 1991 20 years, 10 months 20-0 (13) | Rolando Bohol | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Aug 15, 1991 20 years, 7 months 19-0 (13) | Ramon Solis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 13, 1991 20 years, 5 months 18-0 (12) | Alejandro Sanabria | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | May 2, 1991 20 years, 4 months 17-0 (11) | Jose Luis Vegagil | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 1, 1991 20 years, 2 months 16-0 (11) | Juan Carazo | 10 | MD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 20, 1991 20 years, 1 months 15-0 (11) | Marcos Claudio | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 13, 1990 19 years, 11 months 14-0 (10) | Claudemir Carvalho Dias | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 18, 1990 19 years, 9 months 13-0 (9) | Felix Marti | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 27, 1990 19 years, 9 months 12-0 (8) | Adan Aviles | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 5, 1990 19 years, 7 months 11-0 (7) | Anthony Barela | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jun 24, 1990 19 years, 6 months 10-0 (7) | Angel Gonzalez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 18, 1990 19 years, 4 months 9-0 (6) | Guadalupe Barajas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 30, 1990 19 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | Fermin Rodriguez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 20, 1990 19 years, 2 months 7-0 (4) | Angel Gonzalez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 12, 1990 19 years 6-0 (4) | Carlos Reyna | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 16, 1989 18 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Ruben Nevarez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 14, 1989 18 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Charlie Montana | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 10, 1989 18 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | John Michael Johnson | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jun 23, 1989 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Quincy Pratt | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Jun 8, 1989 18 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | George Young | 1 | TKO | WIN |
