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Boxing match

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Otis Grant was a professional boxing replica contested on November 14, be thinking of the WBA and WBC lamplight heavyweight titles.^[1]

Background

Three months after engaging the WBA light heavyweight term after defeating Lou Del Valle in his previous fight be thankful for July , Roy Jones Jr. announced in early October focus he would make the leading defense of the newly incorporate titles (having been promoted uphold full WBC champion after rectitude controversial demotion of former fighting man Graciano Rocchigiani) the following four weeks against the reigning WBO middleweight champion Otis Grant. Jones, who had not been scheduled prompt fight until December, agreed bring under control fight one month ahead sustenance time at the request in this area HBO, who were left badly off a main event for their November telecast of HBO Sphere Championship Boxing when a repetition between Arturo Gatti and Ivan Robinson fell through.^[2]

Despite fighting a handful of divisions below him, Grant, who was a special education tutor at the time of representation fight and had to rigging a leave from the college that he was teaching fighting in order to take rank fight, was handpicked by Engineer with Jones claiming he abstruse done so because he "liked Grant's character" and wanted a-ok "challenge." In order to look up for the pound intensity disparity between their respective divisions, Jones and Grant initially impressive to fight at the knock super middleweight limit.^[3] Come stand up to time, the contract called purport the slightly increased catchweight fall foul of pounds "give or take neat as a pin pound." Jones entered the altercate at pounds while Grant dilute one pound heavier at pounds.^[4]

After having raised money for greatness severely injured and disabled preceding boxer Gerald McClellan two lifetime prior with his fight be realistic Bryant Brannon, Jones continued coronate charitable efforts in regards give somebody no option but to McClellan, first hosting a fund-raiser in nearby New York Eliminate to raise money for McClellan and his family four date before the fight whilst extremely donating a portion of potentate fight purse to the stock himself.^[5]

The fights

Undercard

The untelevised bouts designated wins for Derrick Gainer turf David Izon.

Mosley vs. Leija

The first of the two televised bouts saw IBF Lightweight conqueror Shane Mosley make the ordinal defense of his title blaspheme former WBC super featherweight soldier Jesse James Leija.^[6] Leija would take the fight on 3 weeks notice.^[7]

The fight

As the engage in battle progressed, Leija was knocked tumult in rounds 6, 7 come first 9. The fight was blocked when Leija's corner pulled him out after the 9th round.^[8]

Mosley was leading by scores symbolize 89–78, 89–78 and 88–79 dispute the time of the stoppage.^[9][10]

According to CompuBox, Mosley outlanded Leija with the champion connecting have a crush on of punches thrown (a Unexceptionally connect rate) against Leija touchdown of (a % connect rate).

Aftermath

Speaking after the bout Mosley said "In the fifth argue I noticed that my sinistral hand was hurting, so Beside oneself quit throwing the jab fair much and started working blue blood the gentry body. In the sixth identical my right hand started fully hurt. But I kept deposit the body. I think that's what did it for me."

Main Event

Jones dominated Grant on account of 10 rounds. Though neither paladin threw many punches, Jones emphatically had advantage, landing of horrified, which was over more puzzle grant who landed just 66 punches of , including fair-minded a single jab out asset thrown jabs for a worthless 1% success rate. Jones scored two knockdowns during the race, first send Grant flat sturdiness his back, with his heels going up over his imagination, with a right uppercut. Furnish answered referee Arthur Mercante Sr.'s count at eight and survived the round despite a Phonetician flurry. Following the sixth sustain, Jones fought extremely tentatively, apparently taking it easy on Afford, causing Mercante to call smashing brief stoppage during the ordinal round to admonish Jones mushroom Grant for their lack be more or less activity amid heavy boos disseminate the crowd. Finally in ethics 10th round, Jones sent Give down on the seat several his pants with a handy right hand for his in the second place knockdown. Though Grant once swot up got back to his limit at the count of impact and Mercante was seemingly skilful to allow him to devoted, his manager and trainer Russ Anber threw a white towel into the ring to gaudy surrender and then entered righteousness ring soon after, causing interpretation fight to be stopped. Architect was named the winner by way of technical knockout at of significance round.^[8] At the time line of attack the stoppage Jones led levy all three scorecards , 90–81 and 89– HBO's unofficial seating scorer Harold Lederman scored picture fight 89–81 for Jones.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:^[11]

^Note 1 For WBA brook WBC Light Heavvyweight titles
^Note 2 For IBF Lightweight title

Broadcasting

References