Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide.
The Jones family is mourning a harrowing loss.
Boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. shared that his son Deandre Jones died by suicide June 22. He was 32.
“I’m so thankful that God allowed me to come home Friday night to spend the last night of his life with me and the family,” Roy wrote in a statement on X and Instagram June 24. “I know a lot of people are going through tough times right now, but nothing is worth taking your own life.”
“God gives it and God should be the one to take it away,” he added. “Please respect our privacy while my family and I process this loss. Thank you for your love and support.”
Following the news of his son’s passing, friends and colleagues expressed their sympathy. Freddie Roach, who is considered one of the best boxing trainers of all time, wrote, “So sorry for your loss, Roy.” And Martin Lawrence added, with three praying emojis, “My condolences brotha.”