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Managers for Roy Jones Jr. and Anderson Silva are working on a deal that would see them meet in a boxing match. (AP Images)

A fight between UFC champion Anderson Silva and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. may become a reality.

According to NBCSports.com, representatives for both fighters are meeting to talk about putting the boxing match together.

"Roy likes the idea and is up for it," says Alan Hopper, director of public relations for Don King Productions. "It's being discussed. Roy will only agree if the match takes place under the rules of boxing, and UFC would have to clear Silva's participation."

For the fight to happen, Silva would have to get permission from both UFC president Dana White and Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

"It's [Silva's] burden to prove," Kizer says. "He'd be taking on a future Hall of Famer in Roy Jones. There's no question he can get licensed to box, the question is the matchup. We'd have to look at his training, his background, his history and gather the facts before a decision."

Currently, Silva's mixed martial arts record stands at 21-4. Although he has had some boxing matches in the past, a match with Jones would obviously be a huge step up in competition.

Although no date or venue has been named, odds for the fight are up in the Bodog Sportsbook, with Jones as the -2800 favorite to win and the UFC champion as a +1400 underdog.