Roy Jones Jr vs. Merqui Sosa

Roy Jones Jr 171 lbs beat Merqui Sosa 171 lbs by TKO at 2:36 in round 2 of 12

• Date: 1996-01-12
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Kenneth Zimmer
• Judge: Luis Rivera
• Judge: Eva Shain
• Judge: Nick Cimino

Notes

• There was a contracted weight limit of 172 pounds.
• Sosa was the NABF light heavyweight champion, but his title was not on the line.
• Jones, the IBF super middleweight champion, was fighting for the first time above 168 pounds.
• Jones earned $2 million and Sosa got $350,000.
• There was a crowd of 11,484.
• Jones dropped Sosa in the second round with a right.
• Referee Ken Zimmer stopped the fight at 2:36 of the second round with Sosa on the ropes and Jones firing answered combinations.
• Sosa, angry that the fight was stopped, pushed Zimmer into the ropes.
• Jones landed 70 punches, while Sosa landed only 29.
• Fight Poster #2.

Article

• "Jones's Dazzling Show a Smash Hit on Broadway" by Gerald Eskenzi, New York Times, January 13, 1996