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ESPN2
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS TO TELEVISE IBF TITLE ELIMINATOR
HOLLYWOOD, FL, April 5 – Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin, two of this
era’s premier light heavyweights, and former world champions who have
never crossed paths despite both being in the ring with the likes of Roy
Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, and Julio Gonzalez, will finally meet in a 12
round bout on Wednesday, May 16th at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
in Hollywood, Florida to determine the number one challenger to IBF
world 175-pound champion Clinton Woods.
ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights will telecast the bout, which is
presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing, beginning at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm
PT.
Tickets for this event, priced at $150, $100, $50 and $25 are on sale
now and may be purchased by visiting the Hard Rock Live Box Office or
all TicketMaster Outlets.
2004’s Fighter of The Year, the rise of Glen Johnson (44-11-2, 29 KOs)
to the top of the light heavyweight division has been nothing short of
inspiring. Robbed of countless decisions over the years, the Jamaica
native finally started to see daylight after a 2003 decision win over
Eric Harding. Two fights later, Glen won his first world title by
decisioning Clinton Woods, and in his first defense he stunned the
boxing world with a devastating knockout of Roy Jones Jr. If that wasn’t
enough, Johnson decisioned Antonio Tarver less than three months later
to cap off an amazing 12 months. Tarver regained his title from Johnson
via a hard fought decision in June of 2005, but the 38-year-old ‘Road
Warrior’ is primed for a return to the title race, as evidenced by
impressive wins over George Khalid Jones and Richard Hall, and a
razor-thin loss to the man he hopes to face for a fourth time, Clinton
Woods.
A 1992 US Olympian and the first man to defeat Roy Jones Jr., Montell
Griffin (48-6, 30 KOs) has been one of the most underrated fighters of
the last 25 years. A slick boxer who learned the finer points of the
game under the legendary Eddie Futch, Griffin parlayed two wins over
James Toney into a light heavyweight title shot in 1997, and he
frustrated Jones throughout their fight before Jones was disqualified in
the ninth round, giving the Chicago native the title. Griffin would lose
their rematch, but he would stay in the mix at 175 pounds, fighting the
best the division has to offer. Winner of two of his last three bouts,
with the only loss a controversial technical decision defeat to Julio
Gonzalez, the 36-year old Griffin is ready to claim a world title once
again.
A high-impact undercard will be announced at a later date. |
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