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Ilunga Junior Makabu beat Glen Johnson by TKO at 2:40 in round 9 of 12
- Date: 2014-06-28
- Location: Grand Hôtel de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Referee: Robin Dolpierre
- Judge: Fabian Guggenheim
- Judge: Lilian Olero
- Judge: Sylvia Mokaila
- Vacant World Boxing Council International Cruiserweight title bout, first title bout of any kind for Glen Johnson in the cruiserweight division.
- Fought in Kinshasa, site of Muhammad Ali versus George Foreman in 1974, the world heavyweight title 'bout of the century' won by Ali.
- Makabu landed a flurry of power shots with Johnson on the ropes, prompting the stoppage, only the second of Glen Johnson's career.