Angel faced assassin Boy Jones Jr has aspirations to kiss the girls and make the boys cry.
‘Fighting pro is every young boxers dream. From the moment I stepped into Dom’s gym, I wanted to be a pro like Lee Markham, though I’m surprised it’s happened so quick for me. From the very start, I adopted a pro style. All my early sparring was done with pros like Ohara Davies, Louis Adolphe and Kay Prospere.’
The ‘Boy’ applied for a Board of Control professional boxer’s license as soon as he was legally able. Though the administrators overlooked his prior escapades on the ‘underground’ scene, they insisted he find a fresh fighting ‘handle’
‘My real name is Ben but as there was already a pro called Ben Jones I needed to find something different.’ he explains in his infectious youthful tone.