Rodney “Hot-Rod” Jones

Statistics
D.O.B. December 28, 1976
Weight Class: Super Featherweight (130)
Height
Reach
Home Town: Rochester, NY
Pro Record: 2W 1L 1T 1KO
Amateur Record: 57W 7L

Rodney “Hot Rod” Jones, 27 years old, 130 pounds who turned pro last year evened his pro record at 2-2-2 on April 2, 2004 with a well-earned, four-round unanimous decision over Luiz Lopez (1-2) of North Bergen, NJ. Lopez pleaded for Jones to brawl with him but Jones stayed with his outside game plan and the judges agreed.

On May 21, 2004, Boxing At The ROC II, Jones had to settle for a draw after four tough rounds against Dave Drouin of Montreal in which the crowd believed he won. Jones had knocked Drouin to the mat in the first round but was penalized for pushing and it cost him the decision. “He took a point from me, that’s what made the fight a draw,” said Jones.

Jones was born in South Carolina and has been boxing in Rochester, NY since age 11. He is trained by Robert Johnson and Charles Murray. He has compiled an amateur record of 57 wins and 7 losses. His victories include metals in the Junior Silver Gloves and the Junior Olympics. He also received a gold metal in the 2002 Empire State Games.

Jones a 1995 graduate of East High School states, “My boxing skills are sharp and sweet. I’m an outside fighter mostly but I can mix it up with a fighter on the inside.” He wants Rochester to know if, “they keep coming out, he’ll keep doing his thing.”