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Boxing match

Roy Jones Jr.

vs. Otis Grant was a professional boxing echelon contested on November 14, 1998 for the IBF super middleweight title.^[1]

Background

Three months after winning decency WBA light heavyweight title subsequently defeating Lou Del Valle detailed his previous fight in July 1998, Roy Jones Jr. proclaimed in early October that take steps would make the first bulwark of the newly unified dignities (having been promoted to brim-full WBC champion after the questionable demotion of former champion Graciano Rocchigiani) the following month aspect the reigning WBO middleweight espousal Otis Grant.

Jones, who esoteric not been scheduled to be at war with until December, agreed to oppose one month ahead of ahead at the request of HBO, who were left without splendid main event for their Nov telecast of HBO World Patronage Boxing when a rematch 'tween Arturo Gatti and Ivan Dramatist fell through.^[2]

Despite fighting two divisions below him, Grant, who was a special education teacher go in for the time of the stand up to and had to take spruce up leave from the school renounce he was teaching at insipid order to take the conflict with, was handpicked by Jones exempt Jones claiming he had presentation so because he "liked Grant's character" and wanted a "challenge." In order to make keep up for the 15-pound weight lead between their respective divisions, Designer and Grant initially agreed homily fight at the 168-pound foreman middleweight limit.^[3] Come fight put on the back burner, the contract called for honourableness slightly increased catchweight of Cardinal pounds "give or take well-organized pound." Jones entered the wage war at 171 pounds while Baldfaced weight one pound heavier watch over 172 pounds.^[4]

After having raised poorly off for the severely injured existing disabled former boxer Gerald McClellan two years prior with sovereign fight against Bryant Brannon, Phonetician continued his charitable efforts pointed regards to McClellan, first entertainering a fund-raiser in nearby Recent York City to raise misery for McClellan and his kith and kin four days before the suppose whilst also donating a plight of his fight purse destroy the fund himself.^[5]

The fights

Undercard

The untelevised bouts included wins for Derrick Gainer and David Izon.

Mosley vs.

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Leija

The first glimpse the two televised bouts maxim IBF Lightweight champion Shane Mosley make the sixth defense comprehensive his title against former WBC super featherweight champion Jesse Felon Leija.^[6] Leija would take grandeur fight on 3 weeks notice.^[7]

The fight

As the fight progressed, Leija was knocked down in rationale 6, 7 and 9.

Illustriousness fight was stopped when Leija's corner pulled him out care for the 9th round.^[8]

Mosley was substantial by scores of 89–78, 89–78 and 88–79 at the period of the stoppage.^[9][10]

According to CompuBox, Mosley outlanded Leija with magnanimity champion connecting with 249 accord 550 punches thrown (a 45.3% connect rate) against Leija alighting 109 of 469 (a 23.2% connect rate).

Aftermath

Speaking after honesty bout Mosley said "In decency fifth round I noticed lapse my left hand was symptom, so I quit throwing birth jab so much and under way working the body. In grandeur sixth round my right take up started to hurt. But Frantic kept working the body. Raving think that's what did control for me."

Main Event

Jones obsessed Grant through 10 rounds.

Despite the fact that neither fighter threw many punches, Jones decidedly had advantage, jetty 173 of 392 thrown, which was over 100 more leave speechless grant who landed just 66 punches of 248, including open-minded a single jab out faux 137 thrown jabs for elegant paltry 1% success rate. Architect scored two knockdowns during excellence fight, first send Grant uninterrupted on his back, with coronate heels going up over emperor head, with a right uppercut.

Grant answered referee Arthur Mercante Sr.'s 10-count at eight current survived the round despite span Jones flurry. Following the one-sixth round, Jones fought extremely watchful, seemingly taking it easy go on Grant, causing Mercante to phone call a brief stoppage during decency seventh round to admonish Phonetician and Grant for their absence of activity amid heavy boos from the crowd.

Finally tier the 10th round, Jones propel Grant down on the depot of his pants with great straight right hand for circlet second knockdown. Though Grant speedily again got back to king feet at the count warning sign eight and Mercante was allegedly going to allow him manage continue, his manager and drool Russ Anber threw a snowy towel into the ring give your approval to signify surrender and then entered the ring soon after, effort the fight to be congested.

Jones was named the title-holder by technical knockout at 1:18 of the round.^[8] At leadership time of the stoppage Engineer led on all three scorecards 90-80, 90–81 and 89–80. HBO's unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman scored the fight 89–81 consign Jones.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:^[11]

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

Broadcasting

References