New world champion
Jet, Jan 17, 2005
Glen Johnson holds up his belt after a 12-round spilt decision victory over Antonio Tarver in their light heavyweight bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Johnson overcame Tarver's 4-inch height advantage to win, mainly by being the aggressor through most of the 12-round bout. The 35-year-old Johnson raised his record to 42-9-2 with 28 knockouts.
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Both fighters gave up championships for the fight. The WBC stripped Tarver of his belt for not agreeing to fight mandatory challenger Paul Briggs of Australia. Johnson decided to relinquish the IBF version rather than fight the organization's top challenger, Rico Hoye. Tarver lost a 12-round decision to Roy Jones Jr., in November 2003 before stopping him in the second round of their rematch May 15.
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