Roy Jones Jr. vs. Tony Thornton

Roy Jones Jr 168 lbs beat Tony Thornton 166 lbs by TKO at 0:45 in round 3 of 12

• Date: 1995-09-30
• Location: Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, USA
• Referee: Brian Garry
• Judge: Gary Merritt 20-17
• Judge: Bill Ray 20-17
• Judge: Dave McCullough 20-17

• International Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Title (3rd defense by Jones)

Notes

• Thornton was ranked #1 by the IBF.
• Jones dropped Thornton with a left hook right before the bell ending round two.
• Jones backed Thornton to the ropes early in round four and unleashed a barrage of punches. Thornton failed to punch back, and the referee stopped the fight.
• Jones landed 98 of 210 punches (47%) and Thornton connected on 20 of 56 (36%).