Roy Jones Jr. honors Kobe Bryant with memorial gloves at Staples Center (Photo)

Roy Jones Jr. enters the Staples center with purple and gold gear to honor the life of Kobe Bryant. 

A dream match in the world of boxing took place on Saturday night as the 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. entered the ring for the first time in three years against Mike Tyson who hasn’t fought in a sanctioned bout in 15 years. The match, considered a dream fight amongst fight fans became an early tear-jerker when Jones Jr. debuted his gear for the match. He rocked the Laker purple and gold for the exhibition as a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant.

The bout took place in the Staples Center, the historical home of the Los Angeles Lakers and where Bryant cemented his legacy as a hero not only to basketball fans but to current and former Los Angelinos the world over.

Bryant, who spent his entire 20-year career in Los Angeles and lead the Lakers to five world championships, and earned himself 18 NBA All-Star team appearances and two finals MVP’s. He tragically died in January of this year when his helicopter went down in Los Angeles following a basketball tournament for his daughter. All nine passengers on the helicopter tragically passed in the accident including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.